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We are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the livi...

This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, ...

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Writ...

This is the story of light and the people who were determined to unlock the secrets of one of the greatest puzzles of the Universe.Acclaimed scienc...

Neuropsychologist Andy Mitchell punctures the hype around psychedelic drugs while providing the fullest picture yet of their limitlessly fascinatin...

Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more?How can a soldier under fire not even notice he's been shot?What makes sex so much fun?Touch ...

The book aims to explain the historical development of particle physics, with special emphasis on CERN and collider physics. It describes in detail...

The book aims to explain the historical development of particle physics, with special emphasis on CERN and collider physics. It describes in detail...

What are humans? What makes us who we are? Many think that we are just complicated machines, or animals that are different from machines only by ...

Why are we influenced by the behaviour of complete strangers? Why does the brain register similar pleasure when I perceive something as 'fair' or w...

#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______'A directory of w...

'Quantum mechanics is perhaps the most successful theory ever formulated. The only problem with it, argues Lee Smolin, is that it is wrong ... a ...

Ryan Wasserman presents a wide-ranging exploration of puzzles raised by the possibility of time travel, including the grandfather paradox, the boot...

In the words of the great poet Senghor, Cedric Villani makes the bold claim that Mathematics is the Poetry of Science. Perhaps paradoxical to some,...

Blood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading mic...

Data science has never had more influence on the world. Large companies are now seeing the benefit of employing data scientists to interpret the va...

The Evolution of Music by Culture and Science aims to recognise the impact of science on music, why it occurs, how we respond, and even to tentativ...

Over the past sixty years, the spectacular growth of the technologies associated with the computer is visible for all to see and experience. Yet, t...

The world of science has been transformed. Where once astronomers sat at the controls of giant telescopes in remote locations, praying for clear sk...

Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Sean Carroll has achieved something I thought impossible: a bridge between popular science and the mathematical univ...

'Enjoyable' New Scientist'Delightfully well-written, accessible, surprisingly reflective and humorous' Irish Times'Thoughtful' Irish IndependentFro...

How do magnets work? What is the theory of relativity all about? Is light made of waves or particles? And how on earth can a levitating goat teach ...

The secret history of the invention that changed everything and became the most profitable product in the world.Odds are that as you read this, an ...

What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the quest to solve intelligence - a solution supposedly to be found in the secret logic of the mind o...