Science and Math

The Rise of Animals: Evolution and Diversification of the Kingdom Animalia
Mikhail A. Fedonkin, James G. Gehling, Kathleen Grey, Guy M. Narbonne, and Patricia Vickers-Rich
foreword by Arthur C. Clarke

Among the major events in evolutionary history, few rival in importance the appearance of animals. The Rise of Animals—a significant reference providing a comprehensive synthesis of the early radiation of the animal kingdom—fully captures this moment in geologic time. more

Alien Volcanoes
Rosaly M. C. Lopes and Michael W. Carroll
with illustrations by Michael W. Carroll<br>foreword by Arthur C. Clarke

At once terrifyingly destructive and awe-inspiringly beautiful, volcanoes have long fascinated humankind. From Vesuvius and Etna to Krakatau and Mount Saint Helen’s, these molten rock- and ash-spewing geysers have destroyed whole cities and countless lives, and altered the course of history. more