Natural History

Natural history is the research and study of organisms including plants or animals in their environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.

New Releases Tagged "Natural History"

When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
Raising Hare: A Memoir
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Is a River Alive?
Beasts of the Sea
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Turning to Birds: The Power and Beauty of Noticing
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
Insectopolis: A Natural History
Ocean: Earth’s Last Wilderness
Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon
Strata: Stories from Deep Time
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
The Origin of Species
A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There
H is for Hawk
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction
Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
Technological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John KaczynskiIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariThe Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
The Human Animal
143 books — 101 voters
Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFirst Time Dad by James        MacdonaldThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor Bombov
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,413 books — 2,556 voters

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlWonderful Life by Stephen Jay GouldLife in the Undergrowth by David Attenborough
Books about Invertebrates
400 books — 50 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Song of the Dodo by David QuammenThe Flight of the Iguana by David QuammenThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Best of Natural History
362 books — 69 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonA Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldThe Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanDesert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
Best Environmental Books
1,091 books — 1,239 voters


Charles Darwin
When we no longer look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension; when we regard every production of nature as one which has had a history; when we contemplate every complex structure and instinct as the summing up of many contrivances, each useful to the possessor, nearly in the same way as when we look at any great mechanical invention as the summing up of the labour, the experience, the reason, and even the blunders of numerous workmen; w ...more
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species

It is hypocritical to exhort the Brazilians to conserve their rainforest after we have already destroyed the grassland ecosystem that occupied half the continent when we found it. A large-scale grassland restoration project would give us some moral authority when we seek conservation abroad. I must admit that I also like the idea because it would mean a better home for pronghorn, currently pushed by agriculture into marginal habitats-The high sagebrush deserts of the West. I would love to retu ...more
John A. Byers, Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn

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Natural History & Biology This reading group will focus on natural history. We will immerse ourselves within the realm of…more
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The Lost Words Nature/Naturalist/Environmentalist literature - aiming for diversity of writer/writing. Reading…more
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Rewildology Book Club How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we…more
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Oregon Ridge Nature Center book group. This page also tracks the Lake Roland Nature Center book …more
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