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'Astonishing ... beautiful, compelling and terrifying' Observer'Wadhams' writing sparkles ... a lyrical sense of wonder at the natural world ... e...

* * * Winner of the 2014 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books * * *Stuff Matters by Mark Miodnownik is a unique and inspiring exploration...

'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer'Enthralling' Spectator What is human consciousn...

In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants...

Could more than a million species disappear in the 21st century? Drawing upon a wide range of illuminating case studies from around the world, Driv...

From H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov to Ursula K. Le Guin, time travel has long been a favorite topic and plot device in tales of science fiction and fa...

For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendou...

Charles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas inspired pundits the world over to put pen to paper. In this unique dictionary of quotations, Darwin sch...

Fragile Web is a remarkable exploration of the past, present and future of nature's remarkable diversity and how humans will impact upon its uncert...

An extraordinary book...With clarity and charm [Dunn] takes the reader into the overlap of medicine, ecology, and evolutionary biology to reveal an...

For over twenty years, Bill Nye has inspired legions of fans with an empowering message: the combination of scientific curiosity and human ingenuit...

In the 1980s and 1990s, in places where no one thought it possible, scientists found organisms they called extremophiles: lovers of extremes. There...

A lively argument from award-winning journalist proving the key to reversing health crisis lies in the overlooked link between nutrition and flavou...

After completing his groundbreaking research chronicled in DMT: The Spirit Molecule, Rick Strassman was left with one fundamental question: What do...

Theway Brockman interlaces essays about research on the frontiers of science withones on artistic vision, education, psychology and economics is su...

Who do we love? Who loves us? And why? Is love really a mystery, or can neuroscience offer some answers to these age-old questions? In her third e...

Physics in Minutes covers everything you need to know about physics, condensed into 200 key topics. Each idea is explained in clear, accessible lan...

Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro,...

Fossils are the fragments from which, piece by laborious piece, the great mosaic of the history of life has been constructed. Here and there, we ca...

Science has a reputation as the most logical and rational of human pastimes but this has not always been the case. From the inventor Nikola Tesla,...

A groundbreaking book that will transform how we understand ourselves and our families by revealing that everything we thought we knew about geneti...

Arranged in chronological order from the early Greek mathematicians, Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, 100 Science ...

Dogology explores the bizarre and very funny world of canine science.Vital questions answered include: Why do dogs fart (but cats don''t)? Do dogs ...

Catology explores the bizarre and very funny world of feline science.Vital questions answered include: Why do cats have a secret second nose? Why d...

For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees, a fascinating journey into the world of plants and animals, and the ways they communica...

Naturally Brilliant Colour is the first book to reveal artworks made using the worlds brightest colour Pure Structural Colour, recently derived fr...

A Times Best Book of 2021 From the very first dog to glowing fish and designer pigs the human history of remaking nature. Virus-free mosquitoes,...

The human body is a marvel but what happens when it comes under attack? A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better. Lovely, war...

Dreams, schemes and opportunity as space opens for tourism and commerce.Twentieth century space exploration may have belonged to state-funded giant...

'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter . . . a brief read, but one that may inspire rea...

'A delightful and scintillating hymn to science.' Carlo RovelliComedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull less...