Biology, Life Sciences

Discover everything you need to know about biology, with the simplest most visual guide to the science of life.How do vaccines work? What is specia...

A heartfelt hymn to the sea and an unforgettable introduction to one of the most gifted nature writers of the new generation The seas cover over t...

Join artist Sarah Simblet on an inspirational journey of discovery as she makes drawings of every type of plant.From the tiniest mosses to exotic f...

London's Natural History Museum holds the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world - with over 34 million insect and arachnid s...

The Study of Plants in a Whole New LightMatt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom. James T. Costa, PhD, executive ...

______________________ What do my dog's barks mean? Should I be brushing their teeth? How do I even know what kind of dog is right for me? Let's ...

This is a fully up-to-date and comprehensive photographic field guide to the snakes of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Lavishly illustrat...

The ultimate guide to understanding biology Have you ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? The theor...

Our penchant for keeping house plants is an ancient practice dating back to the Pharaohs. House Plants explores the stories behind the plants we br...

This landmark photographic encyclopedia of the animal kingdom is revised with new species, images, and the latest scientific knowledge on all thing...

An all-in-one visual guide to human anatomy with encyclopedic coverage from bones and muscles to systems and processes. This in-depth manual to the...

Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions a...

While many people practice yoga simply because it helps them feel good, the physiological basis for yogas effects on the body and mind is often unk...

The book considers the importance of plants in Tolkien's conception of Middle-earth. It develops the theme that Middle-earth is our own world - and...

The period surrounding birth is a phase of modern life that has been dramatically altered in recent decades, and emerging scientific disciplines ha...

The eye is one of the most remarkable achievements of evolution, and has evolved up to 40 times in different parts of the animal kingdom. In humans...

Plants have been used to treat disease throughout human history. Phytomedicines, Herbal Drugs, and Poisons offers a richly illustrated, scientific ...

Why are some plants so important to humans? The chemistry of the plants has a lot to do with it! The plant world offers a fascinating way to explo...