Books

A riveting quest to map the world; quantum physics in a four-act drama; climate solutions that show what we’re doing right

A new book about tree collectors shows how arboreal curation is an outlet for art and activism

Call off the pest control and learn to live with wildlife

Historian and ecologist Laura J. Martin rediscovers the female scientists who established ecological restoration in her book Wild by Design

Zoë Schlanger’s new book The Light Eaters explores the surprising science of plant intelligence.

Our overreliance on the simplicity of game logic explains why capitalism got out of control

Rats as you’ve never seen them; the journey of restoring a garden; stories from a “post-Impact” future

The Mississippi River has been manipulated for decades. A new book considers alternative forms of control

A stunning photography collection underlines how climate change is altering the world’s coastal and lakeside environments

A physicist, a philosopher and a psychologist are working together to bring better, smarter decision-making to the masses

A novel about the tensions between nature and modernity, animal social networks, and more books out now

In a new book, the wisdom of plants is a balm for our changing planet