The most popular earth sciences books of 2026

Earth sciences books explain the planet under your feet and the sky above it. Rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, oceans, weather and climate are all covered, along with the deep history of the Earth. Read them to understand the landscape around you and the forces still shaping it. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Cover of Recent Advances on Hydrogen Storage in Micro- and Mesoporous Materials Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

Recent Advances on Hydrogen Storage in Micro- and Mesoporous Materials Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

Amir Al-Ahmed, Bashirul Haq, Stefan Iglauer

Published 2026

450 pages

Cover of Navigating the New Terrain of Military Operations The Geoscience Compass

Navigating the New Terrain of Military Operations The Geoscience Compass

Ivan Henrico, Evert Kleynhans, Anri Delport

Published 2026

379 pages

Cover of Physics and Design of Superconducting Detectors

Physics and Design of Superconducting Detectors

Ghassan Yassin

Published 2026

400 pages

Cover of 111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss

111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss

Sally Asher

Published 2026

240 pages

Cover of Dunes of China (Dunes of the World)

Dunes of China (Dunes of the World)

Zhibao Dong, Ping Lu

Published 2026

160 pages

Cover of Pollinator Ecotoxicology

Pollinator Ecotoxicology

Jacqueline L. Robertson, Haiganoush K. Preisler, David J. Biddinger, Mace Vaughan

Published 2026

320 pages

Cover of Iraq 2003 Precision Warfare Comes of Age

Iraq 2003 Precision Warfare Comes of Age

Michael Napier

Published 2026

96 pages

Cover of Earth and Life

Earth and Life

Andrew H. Knoll

Published 2026

288 pages

Cover of Planet Earth

Planet Earth

Dorling Kindersley

Published 2026

112 pages

Cover of Play Smart Science Skill Builders

Play Smart Science Skill Builders

Gakken early childhood experts

Published 2026

84 pages

Cover of Landscapes Long Ago

Landscapes Long Ago

Alexandria Berry

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of After the Rain

After the Rain

Eleanor Spicer Rice

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of Rain Date Unpredictable Lessons from My Life Forecasting the Weather

Rain Date Unpredictable Lessons from My Life Forecasting the Weather

Nick Pittman

Published 2026

255 pages

Cover of I Want to Be a Scientist

I Want to Be a Scientist

Štěpánka Sekaninová

Published 2026

56 pages

Cover of Now I See Summer

Now I See Summer

Mac Barnett

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Now I See Winter

Now I See Winter

Mac Barnett

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Now I See Spring

Now I See Spring

Mac Barnett

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Up

Up

Lucy Rogers

Published 2026

Cover of Reading's Sedimentary Environments

Reading's Sedimentary Environments

Bruce Levell

Published 2026

1216 pages

Cover of Curious about Hurricanes (Curious about Extreme Weather)

Curious about Hurricanes (Curious about Extreme Weather)

Rachel Grack

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Curious about Earthquakes (Curious about Extreme Weather)

Curious about Earthquakes (Curious about Extreme Weather)

Rachel Grack

Published 2026

24 pages

Cover of Collins Primary Geography

Collins Primary Geography

Fiona Macgregor

Published 2026

64 pages

Cover of Geomorphic Impacts of Earthquakes Post-Seismic Landscape Evolution

Geomorphic Impacts of Earthquakes Post-Seismic Landscape Evolution

Tim Davies, Xuanmei Fan, Alexander Densmore

Published 2026

410 pages

Cover of Ocean From the Shore to the Abyss

Ocean From the Shore to the Abyss

Asha de Vos

Published 2026

288 pages

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