The extraordinary story of how the human brain evolved . . . and is still evolving.

A personal investigation into the history that surrounds us, from the historian and award-winning author of The Hidden Ways

From the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?

Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?

A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.

The great genius of modern physics explains why quantum theory makes perfect sense

An original and revelatory journey through the three-billion-year history of slime - a substance upon which we and our world depend.

A complete introduction to the heavens through the tales of these 21 key stars.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets.

'Masterful and mesmerizing . .

. an irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose.' Sy Montgomery, author of Soul of an Octopus 'Fantastical and forbidding' Washington Post 'A fascinating history' Time'Casey’s descriptions of the shimmeringly strange life teeming below the wav...

BBC R4 Book of the Week ‘Brilliant’ Guardian ‘Fascinating and often delightful’ The Times What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter?