Human Biology

'Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging' Sunda...

The Colobines are a group of Afroeurasian monkeys that exhibit extraordinary behavioural and ecological diversity. With long tails and diverse colo...

* FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST *Throughout history, people have sought to improve society by reducing suf...

''A stunner ... If you haven''t got this book in your house, I don''t know why'' Chris Evans ''A startling wake-up call . . . Writing with the v...

An inquisitive, expansive and fascinating exploration of humans as creatures of our own makingOther species adapt to their environments; we alone c...

'A stunner ... If you haven't got this book in your house, I don't know why' Chris Evans 'A startling wake-up call . . . Writing with the vim of a...

The topic of stem cells has a high profile in the media. We've made important advances in our scientific understanding, but despite this the clinic...

Sweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but its also one of our most vital and least understood. In The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Evert...

''A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.'' The Times, best book...

'A work of exhilarating scope and relevance ... What a rare and powerful experience to feel a book in your very body' Naomi Klein'Health is not som...

'A gripping and sobering reminder of how much we are all governed by our genetic inheritance. So much for free will.' The Mail on Sunday Stress, o...

The nanotechnology revolution that will transform human health and longevityNano Comes to Life opens a window onto the nanoscalethe infinitesimal r...

Racial differences are rooted in biological reality, right? Thats certainly what a small group of anthropologists, psychologists and pundits would ...

A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist who places the human brain at the center of humanity''s universe Renowned ne...

We are much more connected to nature and each other than it seems. We perceive ourselves as autonomous, discrete individuals with an unchanging inn...

Are we all at the mercy of our brain chemistry? Do you think that the amygdala and the hippocampus are fantastical sea monsters? What can an MRI sc...

A clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series. Our genetic makeup determines so much about who ...

Why are humans so different from each other and what makes the human species so different from all other living organisms? This introductory book p...