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Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversariespanic, exhaustion, heat, noiseand introduces us to the scientists ...

Take a journey through a forest of fascinating facts and explore the wonders of the plant kingdom from the tallest and smallest, to the smelliest ...

Everything that lives will die. That's the fundamental fact of life. But not everyone dies at the same age: people vary wildly in their patterns of...

The Agius Evolution Garden at Kew Gardens opened in the summer of 2019. Designed by Richard Wilford, with interpretation by Sharon Willoughby, the ...

Why do we give a damn about strangers? Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be o...

'A superbly written, riveting book.'MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal'I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievemen...

Algorithms are probably the most sophisticated tools that people have had at their disposal since the beginnings of human history. They have transf...

In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Isla...

The study of differential growth in various animals, including humans, suggests that a similar growth pattern occurs throughout the bilateral anima...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world''s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights int...

As major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earths past and its future. Wherever on the planet we liv...

For more than sixty years on the air, From Our Own Correspondent has been one of BBC Radio''''s flagship programmes. It takes listeners to parts of...

A highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science. Hot on the heels of the fascinating compendium Everyth...

Can you really rewire an adult brain? In theory the answer is yes, but there's a problem: no one seems to know exactly how to do it. In Override, ...

The marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and dest...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 Bracing and enlightening Science Culture is something exclusive to human beings, isnt it? Not so, says int...

Real Scientists Dont Wear Ties links science to general and popular culture and everyday life in an easy-to-understand style. When a gifted writer ...

The recent explosion of neuroscience techniques has proved to be game changing in terms of understanding the healthy brain, and in the development ...