Book cover of American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains by Dan Flores
Biological Sciences

American Serengeti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains

America’s Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghorn antelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and grizzly bears: less than two hundred years ago these creatures existed in such abundance that John James Audubon was moved to write, “it is impossible to describe or even conceive the vast multitudes of these animals.” […Learn More]

Book cover of Gory Details by Erika Engelhaupt
Biological Sciences

Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science

Infused with Mary Roach-style humor and science, this narrative illuminates the gross, strange, morbid, and outright absurd realities of our world.

With wicked wit and a dash of morbid curiosity, this provocative narrative from the author of National Geographic’s popular Gory Details blog takes us on a fascinating journey through an astonishing new reality where our weirdest and wildest fascinations will be illuminated. […Learn More]