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On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever.Until then, ...

Behind every disease is a story, a complex narrative woven of multiple threads, from the natural history of the disease, to the tale of its discove...

Here is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular introductory as...

Ever wondered why bad musicians always win the Eurovision Song Contest, or how incompetent politicians get elected?You need some Quirkology in your...

How robots will change our world Some fear that robots could do half our jobs and even wipe us out. But is that likely?  Smart machines already m...

** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **Popular science at its bestMail on SundayEminently accessible and enjoyableObserverWith every breath, y...

A Telegraph Book of the Year. What does a mammoth smell like? Do dinosaurs bob their heads as they walk, like todays birds? Do aurochs moo like co...

The pursuit of happiness is one of the most common and enduring quests of human life. Its what drives us to get a job, fall in love, watch stand-up...

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutioni...

A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe No.1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind brings us a stunning new vision of our future in spaceHuman ci...

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

Using comic-book style illustration combined with accessible but authoritative text, the Introducing Graphic Guide series is a uniquely brilliant w...

On the heels of explaining the intricacies of human genetics in The Stuff of Life, the intrepid alien scientist Bloort-183 has been charged with co...

In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create 'synthetic life' -- putting humankind at the threshold of the mo...

'From your brain to your fingertips, you emerge from her book entertained and with a deeper understanding of yourself' Richard Dawkins'A masterful ...

Microcosmos is a remarkable photo-journey into everyday life through spectacular microscopic images. This new edition lifts the book to breathtakin...

* Provides new evidence from recent space probe missions to support Velikovsky''s theories on the formation of Venus * Presents recently tr...

Acclaimed popular-science writer Brian Clegg and popular TV and radio astronomer Rhodri Evans give us a Top Ten list of physicists as the central t...

WOMAN explores the essence of what it means to be female. In mapping the inner woman - from organs to orgasms - Natalie Angier presents an extraord...

In Origins of Existence astrophysicist Fred Adams takes a radically different approach from the long tradition of biologists and spiritual leaders ...

Natural phenomena, revolutionary inventions, scientific facts, and the most up-to-date questions are all explained in detailed text that is complem...