Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told.In 'Feathers', biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn...

For years, scientists have been warning us that a pandemic was all but inevitable. Now it's here, and the rest of us have a lot to learn.  Fortunately, science writer Carl Zimmer is here to guide us. In this compact volume, he tells the story of how ...