The universe is strange and wonderful, as Jillian Scudder reveals in "The Milky Way Smells of Rum and Raspberries", a book that balances its reverence for science with respect for its audience’s intelligence. Did you know that the moon... Read More

Art professor A. Laurie Palmer’s musing interdisciplinary work "The Lichen Museum" draws life lessons from often-overlooked organisms. Lichens, Palmer notes, have served as food, drink, dye, and decoration for millennia, though their... Read More

Imaginative and captivating, Erika Nesvold’s "Off-Earth" poses vital, wide-ranging ethical questions about the future of human communities in outer space. While books on interplanetary travel typically focus on technology, this... Read More

Though Charles Darwin is the more celebrated founder of theories of evolution and natural selection, his brilliant colleague Alfred Russel Wallace worked out these ideas, too. James T. Costa’s entertaining illustrated biography marks... Read More

Lifelong stargazer, amateur astronomer, and astronomy columnist Tim B. Hunter’s "The Sky at Night" is a trove of mind-boggling facts and astounding mysteries that will captivate astronomy sophisticates and children alike. The book,... Read More

Cannabis is a viable and valuable medical tool, argues "Mighty Flower", a calm and scientifically fortified treatise on the medical uses of the plant. Research scientist Annabelle Manalo-Morgan’s memoir–cum–medical testimonial... Read More

"Slime" is Susanne Wedlich’s lively scientific study that underscores the importance of the slimy life forms and inert viscous interfaces that enervate the biosphere. “Slime” is the catchall phrase for all the slippery, gooey... Read More

The “Cold Rush” is coming, professor Matthew Birkhold heralds, and its quarry is icebergs and the freshwater supplies they could ensure. "Chasing Icebergs", with its affable blend of history and predictions, probes the ins and outs... Read More