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Introduction to Conservation Genetics and Genomics

Neandertal Skeletal Anatomy
  • Form, Function and Paleobiology
  • Edited by Libby W. Cowgill, Scott D. Maddux
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    June 2026
    Print publication:
    31 July 2026
  • The Neandertals (Homo neanderthalensis) are an extinct human species closely related to modern humans. They have the most extensive and well-documented fossil record of any fossil human group, allowing for a detailed understanding of their skeletal anatomy. This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge on Neandertals, presenting an in-depth exploration of their paleobiology through both qualitative and quantitative analyses. Contributions from leading experts provide detailed examinations of specific anatomical regions, ensuring authoritative and meticulously researched content. Each chapter integrates cutting-edge findings, drawing from extensive research and publication histories. This volume serves as an essential resource for advanced students, scholars, and professionals in anthropology, paleontology, and related fields. Whether as a comprehensive reference or a teaching tool, it is indispensable for those interested in the intricate study of Neandertal anatomy, evolution, and their place in human history.

Scientific Theories of Consciousness
  • Michael H. Herzog, Aaron Schurger, Adrien Doerig
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    June 2026
    Print publication:
    30 June 2026
  • The scientific study of consciousness features a vast array of conflicting theories, but cross-disciplinary exchange between researchers from different camps is not always prevalent. This book seeks to address these complexities by providing a thorough introduction to the field while remaining accessible to those new to the topic. By exploring empirical methods, surveying a variety of competing theories, and outlining challenges for current approaches, it equips readers with the tools to evaluate existing theories. It also showcases contributions from the originators and leading proponents of today's most influential theories, providing unparalleled depth and clarity into diverse theoretical perspectives. Offering a thorough overview of scientific consciousness studies, this book presents new perspectives on a topic that has long puzzled scientists and philosophers alike.

Rebuilding an Ecosystem
  • Integrating Applied Research and Restoration
  • Edited by Adrian D. Manning
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    May 2026
    Print publication:
    31 May 2026
  • This book explores the nexus between ecological research and restoration through the long-term Mulligans Flat – Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment. It synthesises 20 years of collaboration between researchers, government decision-makers, and conservation practitioners, offering valuable insights into the challenges, successes, and best practices of ecological restoration.Designed for researchers, policymakers, and restoration practitioners, this book is an essential guide to establishing long-term restoration projects with multiple partner organisations. Challenges and successes are discussed throughout, with chapter summaries highlighting key takeaways, making it a practical resource for both practitioners and academics. A dedicated chapter on Synthesis for Ecological Teaching distils insights from the Recovering Threatened Species and Ecosystems course developed at The Australian National University, providing an invaluable case study for undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. The book concludes with reflections from land managers and a vision for future directions to guide to the integration of research and restoration for lasting ecological impact.

How to Critically Read the Scientific Research Literature
  • Introducing the CERIC Method
  • Genevive Bjorn, Adam J. Burgasser
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    May 2026
    Print publication:
    31 May 2026
  • Unlock the secrets of scientific articles with CERIC: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Implications, and Context. This approachable guide helps readers break down dense articles into their core arguments using a focused hunt-and-seek approach, enabling deeper insight and engagement with the research literature. Each chapter features worked examples drawn from multiple scientific disciplines, pre-empts common misunderstandings, and provides knowledge checks to reinforce learning. Readers emerge able to identify and evaluate claims and evidence, spot gaps in reasoning, and articulate their findings through presentations and literature critiques – skills essential for success in higher education, industry, and informed citizenship. Whether you are an undergraduate tackling your first research article, a graduate student preparing a literature review, or an instructor teaching scientific literacy, the evidence-based CERIC Method transforms reading apprehension into confidence. Accompanying student and instructor supplements can be found online, with further discipline-specific examples and guidance on course preparation and professional development.

Introduction to Environmental Modeling and R
  • David Courard-Hauri
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    May 2026
    Print publication:
    31 May 2026
  • R is fast becoming ubiquitous in the environmental sciences to analyse data. This book introduces environmental modeling and R. It assumes no background in either coding or calculus. It offers real-world examples, fully described programs, and detailed exercises. Readers learn how to analyse large datasets, create beautiful images, thoughtfully utilize the benefits of AI, and use techniques like optimization and sensitivity analysis in their modelling of complex environmental systems. Using examples from a range of environmental topics – including ecology, conservation, and climate science - the book will interest readers from a broad range of environmental and conservation sciences. Most graduate programs in environmental science and sustainability use R because it is both open source and powerful. R is common in government and consulting work, so students that go on to more advanced environmental modelling courses and potentially careers in the environmental field will find a grounding in R very useful.

Cause and Correlation in Biology
  • A User's Guide to Path Analysis, Structural Equations and Causal Inference with R
  • 3rd edition
  • Bill Shipley
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    May 2026
    Print publication:
    31 May 2026
  • Aimed at practising biologists, especially graduate students and researchers in ecology, this revised and expanded 3rd edition continues to explore cause-effect relationships through a series of robust statistical methods. Every chapter has been updated, and two brand-new chapters cover statistical power, Akaike information criterion statistics and equivalent models, and piecewise structural equation modelling with implicit latent variables. A new R package (pwSEM) is included to assist with the latter. The book offers advanced coverage of essential topics, including d-separation tests and path analysis, and equips biologists with the tools needed to carry out analyses in the open-source R statistical environment. Writing in a conversational style that minimises technical jargon, Shipley offers an accessible text that assumes only a very basic knowledge of introductory statistics, incorporating real-world examples that allow readers to make connections between biological phenomena and the underlying statistical concepts.

Cognitive Psychology
  • 7th edition
  • Robert J. Sternberg, Karin Sternberg
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    May 2026
    Print publication:
    31 May 2026
  • This textbook offers a foundational overview of cognitive psychology, balancing accessible writing, practical applications, and research. By incorporating biological perspectives throughout, the authors provide a concise introduction to human cognition and its evolution over time as a means of adapting to our environment. Chapters cover key topics including cognitive neuroscience, attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem-solving and creativity, decision-making and reasoning, cognitive development, and intelligence. This seventh edition also introduces new content on human intelligence, consolidated into a final chapter. With its 'from lab to life' approach, the authors provide thorough coverage of theory, lab, and field research, while continually highlighting real-world applications to everyday life.
Mothers as Science Storytellers

Mothers as Science Storytellers
  • Emma Frances Bloomfield
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    31 March 2026
  • Explores how scientific meaning and decision-making are filtered through the stories we tell about science and through our social, cultural, and personal identities. Focusing on mothers as a prominent and important identity in science communication, this Element explores both the obstacles and the opportunities for public engagement with scientific topics. After providing an overview of the nexus of science communication, stories, and identities, the author applies key insights from these topics to the case study of motherhood in the climate change and vaccination controversies. They then offer science communication strategies based on these insights for science communicators, mothers, and other caregivers. This analysis is original research that demonstrates the value of understanding stories and identities in mobilizing mothers for both science skepticism and science advocacy.

Music, Medicine, and the Neurobiology of Creativity
  • Edited by Phillip L. Pearl, Saman Arfaie
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    31 March 2026
  • This book presents an interdisciplinary survey at the intersection of music, creativity, and medicine. Featuring contributions from medical doctors, psychologists, and musicians, it surveys thought-provoking findings in the music-medical borderlands. Experts in neuroscience explore the cerebral underpinnings of music, from auditory-motor interactions, to rhythm, to the role of music in therapy, epilepsy, and cognitive disorders. Case studies describe medical biographies of musical masters, including Beethoven's deafness, Schumann's deterioration, Ravel's dementia, and Gershwin's brain tumor. There are accompanying studio recordings from the volume editors. Students, researchers, or anyone interested in the new frontiers of music in medicine will find original cross-disciplinary connections in this volume.
Building Capacity for Public Engagement on Solar Geoengineering

Building Capacity for Public Engagement on Solar Geoengineering
  • Sikina Jinnah, Zachary Dove, Shuchi Talati, Erika Check Hayden, Alice Siu, Mahmud Farooque
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    31 March 2026
  • Solar geoengineering (SG) is a set of highly controversial emerging technologies proposed to address climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the planet to reduce temperatures. SG may reduce climate risks, however it also presents novel risks, uncertainties, and challenges, necessitating broad and inclusive public engagement. This Element presents a briefing book and methods toolkit to build capacity for public engagement on SG. Part I of the Element explains the need to build capacity to enable public engagement on solar geoengineering, and presents three methods for doing so: capacity building workshops, participatory Technology Assessment, and Deliberative Polling. Part II presents a briefing book that provides accessible, balanced, and evidence-based information on critical topics including climate science, climate policy, SG science, SG governance and policy, and SG ethics and justice. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Sex, Genes and Chromosomes
  • Their Discovery, Function and Evolution
  • Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    31 March 2026
  • Biological sex is central to our continued existence. Yet the mechanism that determines sex, rather than being rational and conserved, is a battlefield of warring genes, sexual antagonism, unbalanced expression and self-destructing sex chromosomes that come in bewildering varieties.Drawing on 50 years of research in three fields in which the author has played key roles, this unique book explores the function, activity and evolution of sex genes and chromosomes in humans and other animals. Providing eye-witness stories of early discoveries and modern genomic insights, it examines how genes and chromosomes determine sex; delving into key breakthroughs, theories on gene and chromosome function, and the enormous scope for variation in body traits and behaviour.Reflecting the huge advances in genetics and genomics that help explain the wonders of human existence and evolution, this book is a fascinating resource for anyone interested in the biology of sex– particularly students and researchers in reproduction, genetics and evolution.

The Neuroscience of Word Meaning
  • David Kemmerer
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    28 February 2026
  • Words are among the basic building blocks of language, allowing us to share a tremendous range of ideas. This book summarizes research on how words are represented, organized, and processed in our brain, offering a fascinating window into the neural basis of language. It begins with a foundational overview of linguistics and neuroscience, including neurons, networks and functional areas. It then delves into key topics and theories. It explores such questions as How do the meanings of words for objects and events relate to the brain regions involved in perception and action? Are different semantic categories of words, like those for animals and tools, segregated in the brain? What are the neural substrates of abstract words? The book describes how different theories answer these questions, and how numerous experiments help adjudicate between them. It also includes learning objectives, chapter summaries, and over 60 figures.

Science of the Supernatural
  • Critical Thinking for the Mind and Brain
  • Melissa Maffeo
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    March 2026
    Print publication:
    31 March 2026
  • How can science explain ghost sightings, psychic readings, or the feeling of presence in an empty room? This book explores eerie, unexplained experiences through the lens of neuroscience and psychology. With chapters on sleep paralysis, alien abductions, false memories, psychic readings, mystical experiences, and even zombies, it invites readers to examine how the brain generates strange sensations - and why we often interpret them as supernatural. Designed to spark curiosity and sharpen critical thinking, this book blends scientific insight with storytelling. It is perfect for students, educators, and curious readers alike. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, you'll come away with a deeper understanding of how our brains shape belief.

Brain Imaging Essentials
  • Current Tools and Their Capabilities
  • Jonas Vibell, Thomas Thesen
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    February 2026
    Print publication:
    28 February 2026
  • Brain imaging is the foundation of cognitive neuroscience research and increasingly important for many domains in the behavioral sciences. This book provides a complete introduction to brain imaging for students, using non-technical and accessible language. Each chapter presents a specific brain imaging modality within its scientific context, addressing practical implementation, experimental design considerations, and analytical approaches. All the most commonly used techniques are covered, including fMRI, EEG, MEG, PET, TMS, FNIRS, and ECoG. By examining the latest tools in the field today, readers will develop critical skills for selecting appropriate techniques to address specific research questions in their own work. The authors draw upon their substantial experience as both researchers and educators in brain imaging and neuroscience to turn technical complexities into approachable concepts. This book provides an essential foundation for newcomers to brain imaging while offering valuable methodological insights for more advanced students.
Cenozoic Paleobotanical Resource Inventory of the National Park System

Cenozoic Paleobotanical Resource Inventory of the National Park System
  • T. P. Matel, I. B. Huegele, C. R. Cace, K. M. M. Bober, L. D. Boucher, V. E. McCoy, E. J. Hermsen, S. R. Manchester, C. C. Visaggi, J. S. Tweet, V. L. Santucci
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    January 2026
    Print publication:
    28 February 2026
  • The National Park System encompasses geological exposures that preserve globally significant paleobotanical resources. These paleobotanical resources represent a broad temporal, geographic, stratigraphic, and taxonomic distribution and pose a variety of management, research, and curation concerns. In this Element, the authors present a baseline inventory of the Cenozoic paleobotany of the National Park System as a first step in stimulating new research, curation, and outreach projects that utilize these resources. The authors describe the stratigraphic, taxonomic, spatial, and temporal distribution of Cenozoic paleobotanical resources in 74 National Park Units and show that these resources vary widely in their significance and management needs. Their baseline inventory elucidates what resources need intensified management protocols and celebrates the success stories of NPS paleontological resource management that make NPS lands an essential archive of North American paleobotanical history.

Fundamentals of Biological Psychology
  • A Critical Perspective
  • Andrew Steven Neff
  • Coming soon
  • Expected online publication date:
    January 2026
    Print publication:
    31 January 2026
  • This undergraduate biological psychology textbook offers a critical introduction to brain and behavior. Psychology lectures open with 'the brain is the most complex and mysterious object in the universe', only to quickly reduce that complexity by teaching simplified models. This textbook challenges these narratives by focusing on the latest neurotechnological advances, to clarify the limits of current models, and to inspire the development of safe and accessible technologies for human use. Its central aim is to promote critical thinking and inspire students to pose novel research questions that build from current advances. It is an ideal textbook for instructors who are eager to push beyond a conventional introductory curriculum. Beautifully illustrated and full of practical applications, it is accompanied by teaching slides and a test bank.

  • Chapter 21 - I Will Just Go Home and Die

  • Edited by Denise M. Dudzinski, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Kaarkuzhali Babu Krishnamurthy, Boston Medical Center-Brighton, Paul J. Ford, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
  • Book:
    Complex Ethics Consultations
    Published online:
    22 December 2025
    Print publication:
    22 January 2026, pp 142-148

  • Summary

    A patient in the preoperative area suddenly refuses to go forward with the removal of infected wires unless he is given assurances that the rest of his brain implant will remain in place. He indicates that he will go home and die rather than have the implant removed. The patient, surgeon, ethicist, and wife all convene to resolve the time sensitive issues. The short-term outcome is very positive, but there is an unexpected longer-term outcome that was unsettling.

  • Postscript

  • David Parker, University of Cambridge
  • Book:
    Explanation and Critical Thinking in the Neurosciences
    Published online:
    17 December 2025
    Print publication:
    22 January 2026, pp 261-263

  • Summary

    While most programmes in neuroscience are understandably built around imparting foundational knowledge of cell biology, neurons, networks and physiology, there is less attention paid to critical perspectives on methods. This book addresses this gap by covering a broad array of topics, including the philosophy of science, challenges of terminology and language, reductionism and social aspects of science, to challenge claims to explanation and understanding in neuroscience. Using examples from dominant areas of neuroscience research alongside novel material from systems that are less often presented, it promotes the general need of scientists (and non-scientists) to think critically. Chapters also explore translations between neuroscience and technology, artificial intelligence, education and criminology. Featuring accessible material alongside further resources for deeper study, this work serves as an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, neuroscience and biological sciences, while also supporting researchers in exploring philosophical and methodological challenges in contemporary research.

  • Chapter 14 - Keep on Keeping On?

  • Edited by Denise M. Dudzinski, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Kaarkuzhali Babu Krishnamurthy, Boston Medical Center-Brighton, Paul J. Ford, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
  • Book:
    Complex Ethics Consultations
    Published online:
    22 December 2025
    Print publication:
    22 January 2026, pp 97-102

  • Summary

    A dispute arose among hospital staff members regarding the ongoing use of ECMO (over several months) for a young woman with lung failure following stem cell transplantation and the development of multiple lung infections, as well as pulmonary hemorrhage. The patient was not a candidate for lung transplantation, and few believed her lungs could recover to allow separation from the circuit. Some staff members felt that continued use of the scarce resources associated with ECMO (machinery and highly specialized personnel) could not be justified. The patient and family repeatedly indicated a desire to prolong life as long as possible. The case prompted three separate requests for ethics consultation and raised multiple issues surrounding resource allocation, management of tense patient-family-staff relationships, and the institutional status of the ethics consultation process. The reasoning and recommendations of the ethics consultants challenged established power and authority within the institution, making the situation uncomfortable for all.

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