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The Best Science & Nature Books

Updated 2026-07-25 · 30 books

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  1. 1 Cover of The Fate of the Species

    The Fate of the Species

    Fred Guterl

    Extinction (biology)NatureEffect Of Human Beings On
  2. 2 Cover of The Botany of Desire

    The Botany of Desire

    Michael Pollan, Michael Pollan, Sébastien Marty

    GardeningNatureHuman-plant relationships
  3. 3 Cover of Psychogeography

    Psychogeography

    Will Self

    GeographyNatureEffect Of Human Beings On
  4. 4 Cover of Atoms Under the Floorboards

    Atoms Under the Floorboards

    Chris Woodford

    HomeHousehold SciencePhysics
  5. 5 Cover of Atoms Under the Floorboards

    Atoms Under the Floorboards

    Chris Woodford

    HomeHousehold SciencePhysics
  6. 6 Cover of The Tyrannosaur Chronicles

    The Tyrannosaur Chronicles

    David Hone, Gavin Osborn

    DinosaursTyrannosaurusTyrannosauridae
  7. 7 Cover of The Planet Factory

    The Planet Factory

    Elizabeth Tasker

    Extrasolar planetsAstronomyPlanets
  8. 8 Cover of Spirals in time

    Spirals in time

    Helen Scales

    MollusksShellsSocial & cultural history
  9. 9 Cover of Sex on Earth

    Sex on Earth

    Jules Howard

    Sexual behavior in animalsReproductionBiology
  10. 10 Cover of Herding Hemingway's Cats

    Herding Hemingway's Cats

    Kat Arney

    DnaGenesPopular works
  11. 11

    Grilled

    Leah Garcés

    SociologyPoultry industryMoral and ethical aspects
  12. 12

    I, Mammal

    Liam Drew

    MammalsEvolutionDevelopmental biology
  13. 13 Cover of Goldilocks and the Water Bears

    Goldilocks and the Water Bears

    Louisa Preston

    ExobiologyLife on other planetsPlanets
  14. 14

    Genuine Fakes

    Lydia Pyne

    SociologyForgeryHistory
  15. 15 Cover of Furry Logic

    Furry Logic

    Matin Durrani, Liz Kalaugher

    BiophysicsAnimalsMorphology (animals)
  16. 16 Cover of Catching stardust

    Catching stardust

    Natalie Starkey

    OriginCometsAsteroids
  17. 17 Cover of Kindred

    Kindred

    Rebecca Wragg Sykes

    AnthropologyNeanderthalsHuman evolution
  18. 18

    Superheavy

    Kit Chapman

    Radioactive substancesChemical elementsChemistry
  19. 19

    I Belong Here

    Anita Sethi

    Great britainHistoryTravel
  20. 20 Cover of The conservationist

    The conservationist

    Nadine Gordimer

    Man Booker Prize WinnerSouth African fiction (English)Social life and customs
  21. 21 Cover of Birds New to Science

    Birds New to Science

    David Brewer

    BirdsClassificationIdentification
  22. 22

    RSPB Spotlight

    Mike Unwin

    ZoologyFoxesWildlife: general interest
  23. 23

    Witness tree

    Lynda Mapes

    Forest ecologyEcologyOak
  24. 24 Cover of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

    Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

    René Girard, Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Guy Lefort

    ChristianityEssenceGenius
  25. 25 Cover of Quantum

    Quantum

    Manjit Kumar

    Popular SciencePhysicsQuantum Mechanics
  26. 26 Cover of World of Wonders

    World of Wonders

    Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura

    EssaysZoologyAnimals
  27. 27

    Fluke

    Brian Klaas

    General Non-FictionPopular scienceSocial psychology
  28. 28 Cover of Our Moon

    Our Moon

    Rebecca Boyle

    Popular Science
  29. 29

    We Have No Idea

    Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson

    Popular SciencePopular worksCosmology
  30. 30

    Story of a Heart

    Rachel Clarke

    Popular Science

At a glance

# Book Author
1 The Fate of the Species Fred Guterl
2 The Botany of Desire Michael Pollan, Michael Pollan, Sébastien Marty
3 Psychogeography Will Self
4 Atoms Under the Floorboards Chris Woodford
5 Atoms Under the Floorboards Chris Woodford
6 The Tyrannosaur Chronicles David Hone, Gavin Osborn
7 The Planet Factory Elizabeth Tasker
8 Spirals in time Helen Scales
9 Sex on Earth Jules Howard
10 Herding Hemingway's Cats Kat Arney
11 Grilled Leah Garcés
12 I, Mammal Liam Drew
13 Goldilocks and the Water Bears Louisa Preston
14 Genuine Fakes Lydia Pyne
15 Furry Logic Matin Durrani, Liz Kalaugher
16 Catching stardust Natalie Starkey
17 Kindred Rebecca Wragg Sykes
18 Superheavy Kit Chapman
19 I Belong Here Anita Sethi
20 The conservationist Nadine Gordimer
21 Birds New to Science David Brewer
22 RSPB Spotlight Mike Unwin
23 Witness tree Lynda Mapes
24 Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World René Girard, Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Guy Lefort
25 Quantum Manjit Kumar
26 World of Wonders Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Fumi Nakamura
27 Fluke Brian Klaas
28 Our Moon Rebecca Boyle
29 We Have No Idea Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson
30 Story of a Heart Rachel Clarke

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