If you are to read one popular science book this year, make it this one. If you are to read one non-fiction book this year, this is a serious contender too.

Feb 10, 2009 – Magdalena Healey

Learning about conservation biology is the first step to making a difference, and through the text by Richard B. Primack that becomes possible.

Jan 22, 2009 – Ryan Gamble

The Blind Watchmaker offers an inspiring and accessible introduction to evolution, one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time.

Dec 28, 2008 – Erin Britton

Terence Dickinson, Canada's leading astronomy writer, distills 30 years of speaking and writing about the universe into the 50 most asked questions and their answers.

Dec 17, 2008 – James Richardson

Although it is over 30 years old, The Dragons of Eden still works well as a primer on the evolution of human intelligence and how human and animal brains work.

Dec 17, 2008 – James Richardson

In "American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau" editor Bill McKibben combines the familiar with the unfamiliar to arouse inspiration, awe, alarm and sadness.

Nov 18, 2008 – Mike Perricone

Neil Shubin, anatomy professor at the University of Chicago,takes "A Journey Into The 3.5 Billion Year History Of The Human Body", bringing the reader along for the ride.

Nov 12, 2008 – James Richardson

From terrorism to space exploration, from global warming to energy policy, the nation's new Chief Executive must know the science behind the headlines in every crisis.

Oct 27, 2008 – Mike Perricone

For anyone interested in learning about the fish of inland Washington State, this book is a really valuable tool for investigative or learning purposes.

Oct 21, 2008 – Ryan Gamble

This amazing book helps everyone to become better medical consumers by explaining medical and epidemiological biostatistics. You don't have to be mathematician.

Sep 23, 2008 – Linda Landon

In this new edition of his well-loved reference, Alex Floyd has provided descriptions and illustrations of 403 Australian rainforest tree species.

Jun 18, 2008 – Barbara Stewart

A review of The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker's excellent and thought-provoking book on the meanings of words and what our use of language can tell us about the mind.

May 29, 2008 – Erin Britton

An examination of Jessica Snyder Sach's recently published science book Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World.

May 21, 2008 – Tracey Carter

A review of Norman Doidge's collection of observations about neuroplasticity.

May 5, 2008 – Tracey Carter

Peter Galison's remarkable work on science at the end of the 19th century gives an entirely new and interesting take on the motives and methods behind relativity theory.

Apr 9, 2008 – Isaac M. McPhee

A fascinating book by Peter D. Ward and Donald Brownlee which defies the myths of popular culture by explaining, scientifically, why Earth may be unique after all.

Mar 15, 2008 – Isaac M. McPhee