Biology

Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
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Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
This Is Your Mind on Plants
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential
Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
The Selfish Gene
The Origin of Species
The Gene: An Intimate History
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Human Animal
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Simone Collins
As a society, we assume that humans naturally run from emotions like suffering, helplessness, and hopelessness, but the truth is these emotions are highly addictive and far easier to indulge in (in a perversely satisfying way) than positive emotional subsets. Better yet, when you convince others of your helplessness, some people begin to regard you as a victim—someone to be adored and protected. 
Simone Collins, The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion: A playbook for sculpting cultures that overcome demographic collapse & facilitate long-term human flourishing

Bill Bryson
If this book has a lesson, it is that we are awfully lucky to be here-and by 'we' I mean every living thing. To attain any kind of life in this universe of ours appears to be quite an achievement. As humans we are doubly lucky, of course: We enjoy not only the privilege of existence but also the singular ability to appreciate it and even, in a multitude of ways, to make it better. It is a talent we have only barely begun to grasp. ...more
Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

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