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Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over 500 million years of evolutionary history. It has manifested itself i...

Containing around 200 fascinating science puzzles posing real-world questions for you to ponder and solve at home. The answer to each problem expla...

Why are we here? What's the point of existence? On the 'big questions' of meaning and purpose, Western thought has been dominated by the dichotomy ...

One of the world's most celebrated cosmologists presents her breakthrough explanation of our origins in the multiverse.'Fascinating' ROGER PENROSE,...

'There is no author whose books I look forward to more' Bill GatesThe New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of ...

Distant galaxies, dark matter, black holes elusive, incomprehensible and inhospitable these are the building blocks of modern physics. But where ...

'A brilliant account of how models are so often abused and of how they should be used' John KayHow do mathematical models shape our world - and how...

***A Strong Words 2023 Book of the Year***'A highly enjoyable and serendipitous read!' - Rob Eastaway, bestselling co-author of Headscratchers: The...

A fully updated new edition of David Attenboroughs bestselling classic. BIRDS. 11,000 species, the most widesprea...

A leading neuroscientist argues that the peripheral nervous system, long understood to play a key role in regulating basic bodily functions, also s...

** An FT Book of the Year and Winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize for Sustainability**The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for t...

FINALIST IN THE 2024 AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE WRITING YOUNG ADULT SCIENCE A global rewilding journey, exploring innovative an...

Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies the topic in his trademark humorous, engaging sty...

Genetics in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of genetics, revealing how our genes shape our bodi...

Plague is a terrifying mystery. In the Middle Ages, it wiped out 40 million people -- 40 percent of the total population in Europe. Seven hundred ...

A scientific tour de force, Deborah Gordon's Ants at Work takes us to the amazing world of an ant society and reveals a new and original understand...

Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions? In this delightful journey of discovery, David Da...

What will the world of tomorrow be like? How does progress happen? And why don't we have a lunar colony already? In this witty and entertaining boo...

'As charming and touching as it is astute and insightful'Adam Alter, New York Times bestselling author of Irresistible and Drunk Tank Pink'This a v...

All humans, but no other species, have the capacity to create and understand language. It provides structure to our thoughts, allowing us to plan, ...