Tiffany Taylor, professor of microbial ecology and evolution at the University of Bath in the U.K., recommends the books that shaped her career and her outlook on life.

In just 8 minutes, we take you on a breathtaking journey through the history of our world, from the moment of the Big Bang to the present day. Earth’s evolution spans billions of years, marked ...

In “The Evolution of Imperfection,” Laurence D. Hurst, a professor of evolutionary genetics at the University of Bath, does a nearly perfect job of showing how and why, as his subtitle ...