Alien Biology

Journey from simple cosmic chemistry to complex biology in this mind-expanding exploration of extraterrestrial life. Perfect for your morning commute or late-night stargazing, this narrative transforms the cold void of space into a wondrous laboratory where atoms learn to think. Travel through...

Now a CW Original Series The Der Spiegel number #1 blockbuster bestseller about an intelligent life force that takes over the oceans and exacts revenge on mankind! Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. Around the world, countries are beginning to...

Imagine stepping beyond the sky’s edge, where life takes forms that surprise and inspire. Alien Worlds: Biology, Society, and Spirituality Beyond Earth invites you to meet beings and societies formed by worlds nothing like our own. Life there isn’t just getting by—it moves with a rhythm of respect and balance that touches everything. You find creatures shaped by strange places and communities built on cooperation and shared goals. In these stories, technology walks alongside nature. Progress doesn’t fight the world; it works with it. These worlds show life supporting life, each part...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER How a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be human In Against the Machine, “furiously gifted” (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original—and terrifying—account of...

“Eunice Wong’s measured pacing and mellow tones perfectly complement Nayler’s provocative exploration of memory, minds, and consciousness.” - Booklist "The theme of the nature of consciousness is equal parts intriguing, thrilling, and eerie. Best of all, it's always compellingly narrated...

A clinical psychiatrist explores the effects of DMT, one of the most powerful psychedelics known. A behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of psychedelic research. Provides a unique scientific explanation for the phenomenon of alien abduction experiences. From 1990 to 1995 Dr. Rick...

“With wit and brio, Frank separates current nonsense about aliens from the serious and fascinating search for extraterrestrial life.” —Carlo Rovelli, New York Times bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics From astrophysicist Adam Frank, a little book on the biggest questions...

More than 6,000 exoplanets have been confirmed orbiting distant suns. NASA's Europa Clipper launched in October 2024 and is en route to a moon with more liquid water than all of Earth's oceans combined. The James Webb Space Telescope is reading the atmospheres of rocky worlds right now, detecting carbon dioxide and water vapor at distances that seemed impossible a decade ago. Mars Sample Return will bring actual Martian rock to Earth's best laboratories within this decade. The most consequential era in the search for life has already begun, and for most curious adults the actual science ...

An elegant, text-only edition of the New York Times bestseller that’s been hailed as the definitive authority on…everything by Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins, bestselling author and the world’s most celebrated evolutionary biologist, has spent his career elucidating the many wonders of...

From Michael Crichton, the #1 bestselling author of Jurassic Park and The Andromeda Strain, comes a devilishly clever, breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems, and genetic ownership shatters our assumptions. Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control...

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges. What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand...

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . Alien Clay is a thrilling tale of alien encounter – from the acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winner Adrian Tchaikovsky. ‘Unputdownable’ – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study...

ALIENS ON EARTH The Terrifying Creatures Hidden in Our Oceans You don’t need to search the stars to find alien life. The most terrifying creatures on Earth are already here—lurking in the deepest parts of our oceans. Far below the sunlight, where pressure can crush steel and darkness never ends, strange lifeforms survive in ways that seem impossible. Fish with transparent heads. Squid with glowing eyes. Worms that eat bones. Creatures so bizarre they look like they came from another planet. In Aliens on Earth, descend into the mysterious world of the deep sea and discover the real ...

In these lively and fascinating essays, scientists from around the world weigh in on the latest advances in the search for intelligent life in the universe and discuss just what that might look like. Since 2000, science has seen a surge in data and interest on several fronts related to E.T...

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold millions of copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of...

This engaging memoir reveals the true story of the Search for ExtraterrestrialIntelligence (SETI), and discloses what we may very soon discover. Chronicling the program’s history with insight and humor, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak assures us that if there is sentient life in the universe, we are within decades of picking up its signal.

“Every page of this book makes our shared universe feel larger and more interesting than ever before, a true gift of fascinating science and engrossing storytelling.” —Matt Bell, author of Appleseed A spellbinding exploration of alien life and the cosmos, examining how the possibility of...

A New York Times–bestselling astrophysicist and a Nobel laureate describe the quest to discover how and where the universe breathed life into matter For a long time, scientists have wondered how life has emerged from inanimate chemistry, and whether Earth is the only place where it exists...

Chapter 3: The Singing Void — Can You Weaponize a Black Hole? Caught between a ruthless corporate executioner and the crushing gravity of a hidden singularity, Marcus and Xylar must play a lethal game of cosmic physics where the only prize is survival. The Discovery: A Monster at the Center of the Storm The Vanguard-6 dives deep into the unmapped territory of the Thorne Core-Blank, only for Marcus and Xylar to discover a terrifying astronomical secret. The three white dwarf stars aren't just forming a stable pocket; they are orbiting a micro-singularity—a dormant, high-density black ...

Chapter 2: The Resonant Chart — Can a Pack Bond Defy the Laws of Physics? The hunt for the galaxy's greatest hidden treasure begins, but the key to finding it isn't found in a computer chip. It’s found in a heartbeat. Surviving on the Edge of Space Following their narrow escape from Station Meridian-4, human pilot Marcus and Lithari merchant Xylar are operating on a razor-thin margin. Aboard the cargo freighter Vanguard-6, they face a harsh reality: their resources are dwindling, and the traditional interstellar trade routes are controlled by ruthless mega-corporations. But inside their...