The Inquisitive Biologist

Princeton's new edition of The Descent of Man contains a book's worth of annotations that are an absolute lifeline to help you contextualise and navigate this foundational work in evolutionary biology.

A potent mixture of cartoons and palaeontology, these giftable hardbacks show that humour can be an important component of science communication.

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The Inquisitive Biologist reaches back in time and finally reads The Ascent of Birds to find a fascinating foray into bird evolution and the many different mechanisms of speciation.

From Archaeopteryx then to ten thousand species now, The Story of Birds sees Brusatte skillfully and captivatingly recount another chapter of life's evolutionary history.

Boiling over with thought-provoking observations, The Savage Landscape offers a discomfiting yet necessary look at the tensions and contradictions that underlie nature conservation.

As this handsomely illustrated book shows, the evolutionary history of mammals in Africa is far more interesting than you would think at first blush.

In Search of Sea Dragons is an engrossing tale of fossils and obsession.

Beautiful in presentation and exhaustive in detail, At the Foot of the Himalayas is a technical synthesis of five decades of research on one of the world's most remarkable fossil records.

Complementing other recent books on the Challenger expedition, The Wake of HMS Challenger brings a focus all of its own to the subject and firmly stands on its own two feet as a thoroughly enjoyable work of science history.

The Princeton Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs is easily the most comprehensive popular work currently available, combining a pleasingly uncluttered visual presentation with accessible yet nuanced entries for almost every dinosaur under the sun.