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The Wonders of Science reveals that the physical world is a far more complex and amazing world than it appears to be, so wondrous that it almost de...

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...

Wow, I love this book! Dr Jeff Rediger, Harvard Medical School | Absolutely delightful Joseph Devlin, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL | 'I...

Adolescence is the most formative yet misunderstood period of our lives. At a time of heightened concern about teenagers, Coming of Age draws on a ...

Wow, I love this book! Dr Jeff Rediger, Harvard Medical School | Absolutely delightful Joseph Devlin, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL | 'I...

And if anyone knows anything about anything it's Owl who knows something about something. Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne From prehistoric cave paint...

'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAYA mind-expanding, revolutionary journey across time that shows how our biology has determine...

The scientifically-proven practical plan to help reverse Alzheimers and prevent cognitive decline from the international bestselling author of The ...

Have you ever done something stupid, dangerous or self-sabotaging just to get one over someone else? Most of us have. Simon McCarthy-Jones draws o...

Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, Matthew Hutson takes us on this fascinating tour of magical thinking in everyday life. S...

In this enchanting work of scientific exploration, acclaimed science author Frank Ryan explains how metamorphosis - the intricate trick of nature b...

Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led...

Twenty years after Stephen Hawking's 9-million-copy selling A Brief History of Time, pioneering theoretical physicist Sean Carroll takes our invest...

We Are Not Alone boldly argues that extraterrestrial life is astrobiological fact. Far from existing light-years away in the outer reaches of space...

Which will get us first? The asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? The Black Plague: Round Two? Swiss black holes gobbling up the solar sy...

Marc Abrahams, the mind behind the internationally renowned Ig Nobel Prizes, is on a mission: to gather the bizarre, the questionable, the brillian...

This fascinating blend of popular science and military history examines the science of war, demonstrating the close connection between the discover...

Discover the mind-boggling science of the coming apocalypse! 'Curiously pleasurable this will help you get your everyday problems into perspective...

How do you predict something that has never happened before? There's a useful calculation being employed by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths ...

Is the future of food looking bleak or better than ever? At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates w...

More than meets the eye the science of how we see and the secrets it reveals about how the brain works. Spotting a familiar face in a crowd is so...

From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown br...

Who has the answer to the world's fuel problems? How can we bring ruined land back to life? Where do roboticists turn when they try to engineer a h...

A collection of stimulating probability puzzles from bestselling math writer Paul NahinWhat are the chances of a game-show contestant finding a chi...

The idea that a new technology could challenge human intelligence is as old as the warning from Socrates and Plato that written language eroded mem...

Vertrouwen hebben is goed, in controle zijn is beter! Confidence is good, but to be in control is better! La confianza esta bien, !pero el control ...

An original and thrilling investigation into psychedelics and the claims that currently surround them, achieving profound insights Mike Jay, author...

'A lively examination of communal endeavour... important and correct' - Steven Poole, The GuardianAt a time of existential global challenges, we ne...

Master the chemistry ideas that shape the world we live in today.In a series of 50 accessible essays, Hayley Birch introduces and explains everythi...

Master the biology ideas that shape our living world.In a series of 50 accessible essays, JV Chamary introduces and explains the fundamental proces...

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light ...