Volcanic – 50 Years in 50 Books
Volcanic is a vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of Romanticism. First published this year, John Brewer…
Natural History
Earth Day: A Reading List
We’ve pulled together a reading list of blog posts and extracts for Earth Day 2024, engaging with perspectives and wider conversations about our relationship…
Coral Reefs – beauty and wonder lie within superficially simple stories about their residents
Anyone who has watched one or two documentaries about coral reefs will have heard about cleaning stations. A number of small fish species and…
Pioneer of Natural History Illustration: The Art and Science of Mark Catesby
By Henrietta McBurney Today, the broadcaster and natural historian Sir David Attenborough shares his passion for the natural world with TV audiences across the…
Staff Pick: Nature Books
In celebration of Earth Day on 22nd April, Yale University Press London staff choose their favourite books on theme of nature. April’s Staff Pick…
Content Collection | New Scientist Live
New Scientist Live is an award-winning, mind-expanding festival of ideas and discoveries for everyone curious about science and why it matters. From 10th-13th October…
Behind the Book – A Natural History of Wine
‘Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle have written one of the most fascinating wine books ever. Consummate scientist-storytellers, they take us into ‘universes’ of wine…
Voices of the Wild – Echoes from a Soundscape Ecologist
Article by Bernie Krause, author of Voices of the Wild ‘While a picture may be worth a thousand words, a soundscape is worth a…
Hawthorn – 10 facts about one of our oldest plant companions
‘There is more violence in an English hedgerow than in the meanest streets of a great city.’ – P. D. James Hawthorns, a group…
Where The Wild Books Are: Nature Books Round-Up
To celebrate the advent of Spring and also annual World Wildlife Day, we have a nature books round-up featuring some of our most intriguing…
Flora Illustrata
‘Si hortum in bibliotheca habes, deerit nihil. If you have a garden and a library, nothing will be lacking.’ – Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares, BOOK IX, EPISTLE…
Voyaging in Strange Seas: An Interview with David Knight
‘A mind for ever voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone…’ – William Wordsworth, The Prelude The metaphor of science as a voyage of discovery…
Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower
This gorgeous book – one of our favourite publications for the summer – explores depictions of the natural world through the book form, from centuries-old manuscripts…