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The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete....

This Very Short Introduction traces the history and cultural impact of the elements on humankind, and examines why people have long sought to ident...

Some of the most exciting scientific developments in recent years have come not from theoretical physicists, astronomers, or molecular biologists b...

Devising and performing a scientific experiment is an art, and it is common to hear scientists talk about the 'beauty' of an experiment. What does ...

As part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature, acclaimed science writer Philip Ball here looks at the form and growth o...

What if you had developed a machine that generated energy for free and no one believed you? That is the lot of Kurt Neder, once Einstein's accompli...

If you want to know why a good blue was so hard to find for so long, or why printed reproductions rarely match the colour of the originals, or why ...

'An essential primer on humanity’s ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life . . . Excellent . . . Ball is a terrific writer.' – Adam Rutherf...

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from? How have artists found new hues, and how have these infl...

‘Combining neurology, philosophy, computer science and artificial intelligence. . . a fascinating and illuminating account’ - The GuardianUnderstan...

Is there a 'physics of society'? Philip Ball's investigation into human nature ranges from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and...

Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on the borderline between medieval and modern; a ...

A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning...

Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world that we experience has challenged philosophers for centuries. How then do we even begi...

Why have all human cultures - today and throughout history - made music? Why does music excite such rich emotion? How do we make sense of musical s...

PHYSICS WORLD 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR‘A clear and deeply researched account of what’s known about the quantum laws of nature, and how to think about ...

Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from t...

If you could be invisible, what would you do? The chances are that it would have something to do with power, wealth or sex. Perhaps all three. But ...

The bestselling 30-Second... series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand.Each titl...

The bestselling 30-Second... series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand.Each titl...