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If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? Gravita...

As an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day...

By the early 17th century the Scientific Revolution was well under way. Philosophers and scientists were throwing off the yoke of ancient authority...

Spiders, objects of eternal human fascination, are found in many places: on the ground, in the air, and even under water. Leslie Brunetta and Cathe...

David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey ...

Simplifying the complex chemical reactions that take place in everyday through the well-stated answers for more than 900 common chemistry questions...

***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***A New Scientist Book of the YearShortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing 'Fascinati...

BBC Radio 4's celebrated THE LIFE SCIENTIFIC has featured some of the world's most renowned experts in the field of deadly viruses. The intervie...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Those who feel doomed to be fat would be well advised to digest every word of Taubes's cogently argued, agenda-shifti...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKPeople who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.Lucky charms really do improve an athlete''s performance.Taking a...

'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...

''Caulfield wittily breaks down everyday dilemmas that might frazzle you . . . Relax encourages you to make decisions informed by evidence, in the ...

''Indecently entertaining.'' A Daily Mail Book of the Week ''A fascinating tale of poisons and poisonous deeds which both ...

We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works? From building confidence and boosting creativity to forming be...

A beautifully illustrated, enlightening edition of astronomer Jillan Scudder's exploration of our universe.Looking up at the night sky, it is almos...

A historian of science examines key public debates about the fundamental nature of humans to ask why a polarized discourse about nature versus nurt...

You are surrounded by stickiness. With every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water. ...

How did the dog become mans best friend? A celebrated anthropologist unearths the mysterious origins of the unique partnership that rewrote the his...

'A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees'A fascinating story and a crucial ...

The world expert in multisensory perception on the remarkable ways we can use our senses to lead richer lives''Spence does for the senses what Mari...

Many societies have imagined going to live in space. What they want to do once they get up there - whether conquering the unknown, establishing spa...

From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic prehistory, Bothwell shows us the Universe as weve never seen it befor...

A number one Irish bestseller, and winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards In this fascinating and thought-pro...

Introduced by Jim Al-KhaliliCould you surf down an erupting volcano?Why do zebras have stripes?Are you breathing the same air as Leonardo da Vinci?...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Slime is an ambiguous thing. It exists somewhere between a solid and liquid. It inspires revulsion even while it ...

''I thought I knew quite a bit about earthworms - until I picked up this charming little book'' Nick Baker''Many wonderful wormy tales unearthed by...

Quantum physics is at the heart of modern science and this provides an easily accessible introduction to the complex subject.

WINNER OF THE 2018 BRAGE PRIZE'[T]his lovely book. An enjoyable sweep through topics ranging from respiration to space exploration -solid science p...

Why do we speak the way we do, and what do our voices tell others about us? What is the truth behind the myths that surround how we speak? Jane Set...

'This fascinating book reveals the existence and origins of surely one of our species' greatest creations' (MARK VANHOENACKER, author of Skyfaring)...

Carlos Magdalena of Kew Gardens is not your average botanical horticulturist. He's a man on a mission to save the world's most endangered plants fr...

''In this masterpiece, Jamil Zaki weaves together the very latest science with stories that will stay in your heart forever'' - Angela Duckworth, a...