Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species ...

Is Earth really exceptional?  A new book seems to reaffirm that notion.  But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

Whether you are looking for another world to disappear into or a way to take a deeper look into the chaos of the world, February has a bevy of new books to get into, including a memoir from tech mogul ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

I began a strange and wobbly effort to write a book I tentatively called The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jesus Christ. It ...