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A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems
Author: Joseph L Graves Jr Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Evolution has, ever since its inception, been one of the most ideologically fraught fields in all of science. It...
Bedeviled: A Shadow History of Demons in Science
Author: Jimena Canales Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 How scientists through the ages have conducted thought experiments using imaginary entities - demons - to test the laws of nature...
Mauve
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The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of Blood
Author: Dhun Sethna Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Inspired by Homer's description of the ebb and flow of the "wine dark sea," the ancient Greeks conceived a back-and-forth movement...
The Human Body Coloring Book: From Cells to Systems and Beyond
Author: Coloring Concepts Inc. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Color your way to understanding the human body and its systems with this interactive study guide from Coloring Concepts, designed...
The Sky Is for Everyone: Women Astronomers in Their Own Words
Author: Virginia Trimble Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 504 The Sky Is for Everyone is an internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who broke down barriers and changed...
The Universe in Bite-sized Chunks
Author: Colin Stuart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Since the earliest humans walked the earth, the vast mysteries and wonders of the night sky have fascinated and beguiled us,...
Hot Mess: What on earth can we do about climate change?
Author: Matt Winning Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'A very funny, important and only moderately terrifying clarion call of a book' - Adam Kay 'HOT MESS provides loads of...
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
Author: Timothy J. Jorgensen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 440 When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic...
Buzz
Author: Adam Langstroth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Buzz captures bees in all of their moods, from serious (every bee has a job to do) to quirky (they communicate...
The Elegant Universe
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The Explorers
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Faster: Our Race Against Time
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The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World
Author: Tom Oliver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE...
Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World
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Science Without the Boring Bits: A Curious Chronology of Discovery, Invention and Wild Speculation
Author: Ian Crofton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Forget Boyle's law, polymer chains, cellular respiration and fields of force - here's all the really interesting stuff you never learnt...
Ant Architecture: The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Underground Nests
Author: Walter R. Tschinkel Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 248 Walter Tschinkel has spent much of his career investigating the hidden subterranean realm of ant nests. This wonderfully illustrated book...
Designing Reality How to Survive and Thrive in the Third Digital Revolution
Author: Neil Gershenfeld Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The 20th century witnessed two digital revolutions. Computing power has revolutionized every industry, from finance to agriculture to pharmaceuticals. We've got...
The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
Author: Arthur Koestler Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 592 Passionate, provocative and lyrically told, The Sleepwalkers is the remarkable story of how man grew to understand the universe....
The Sun: Beginner's guide to our local star
Author: Dr. Ryan French Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 The Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky. In this...
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
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The Telescope in the Ice: Inventing a New Astronomy at the South Pole
Author: Mark Bowen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 Located near the U. S. Amundsen-Scott Research Station at the geographic South Pole, IceCube is unlike most telescopes in that it...
The Genesis Quest: The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth
Author: Michael Marshall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'The story of the quest to understand life's genesis is a universal one, in which everyone can find pleasure and fascination....
The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
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Author: Robert P. Crease (Stony Brook University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease tells the stories behind ten of the greatest equations in...
How Contagion Works: Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises - The short essay that helped change the Covid-19 debate
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Author: Paolo Giordano Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 80 'The literature of the time after begins here' EVENING STANDARD 'A jolt of brevity and simplicity' THE TIMES 'In...
2024 Guide to the Night Sky: A month-by-month guide to exploring the skies above Britain and Ireland
Author: Storm Dunlop Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. "This is a great guide to the night sky at a great...
Fat: the Secret Organ: The surprising science behind the most misunderstood part of the body
Author: Mariette Boon Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 The International Bestseller, as featured in The Times Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ. Fat has become...
Below the Edge of Darkness: Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
Author: Edith Widder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean in this 'thrilling blend of hard science and high adventure'...
Travellers to Unimaginable Lands: Dementia, Carers and the Hidden Workings of the Mind
Author: Dasha Kiper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 A husband believes his wife is an imposter. A man's sudden, intense Catholic piety provokes his wife. A mother and daughter...
The Moon
Author: Bill Leatherbarrow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 184 Our nearest celestial neighbour, the Moon, has always been the most conspicuous feature in our night sky. It has compelled observers...
Apollo's Fire, a Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination
Author: Michael Sims Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320Critically acclaimed author Sims sets out to open readers eyes to the miraculous events that occur in the passing of a single...
Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
Author: Richard Dawkins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Richard Dawkins on how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. 'A...
The World of All Creatures Great & Small: Welcome to Skeldale House
Author: All Creatures Great and Small Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 Welcome to the wonderful world of Skeldale House: the veterinary surgery and bustling waiting room for the locals...
What Colour is the Sun?: Mind-Bending Science Facts in the Solar System's Brightest Quiz
Author: Brian Clegg Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 208 Why do your fingers go wrinkly in the bath? How long can a goldfish remember things? Who thought up...
How to Save the World For Free
Author: Natalie Fee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 'Just what we need to get the job done' Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'Smart, easy ways to make a positive impact' Foreword Reviews...
For the Love of Animals: Stories from my life as a vet
Author: Dr James Greenwood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'A joy to read' - SARA COX Growing up in Yorkshire and with farming blood in his genes, James Greenwood...
Wild City: Encounters With Urban Wildlife
Author: Florence Wilkinson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'The mark of a good nature book is that it opens your eyes to what is there, but you missed, and...
Discovery: The Quest for the Great South Land
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Karl, the Universe and Everything
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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution
Author: Sean B. Carroll Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 For more than a century, we were restricted to studying evolution from the outside, observing its progress only...
The Animal Kingdom & Nature Bargain Book Box
The Animal Kingdom & Nature Bargain Book Box Explore the wonders of the natural world with The Animal Kingdom & Nature Bargain Book Box! This carefully selected collection of 16...
Gorilla
Author: Ted Gott Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 224 In Gorilla, Tedd Gott and Kathryn Weir provide a compelling and sometimes disturbing account of our relationship with this...
Vaxxers: A Pioneering Moment in Scientific History
Author: Sarah Gilbert Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK *Chosen as a Book of the Year by the Financial...
Can Fish Count?: What Animals Reveal about our Uniquely Mathematical Mind
Author: Brian Butterworth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Every pet owner thinks their own dog, cat, fish or hamster is a genius. What makes CAN FISH COUNT? so exciting...
Silent Earth: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Author: Dave Goulson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 An urgent and compelling new book from the bestselling author- his first major work of popular science and environmental activism -...
Anatomica: The Complete Reference to the Human Body and How it Works
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School
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We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast
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Author: Jonathan Safran Foer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 Some people reject the fact, overwhelmingly supported by scientists, that our planet is warming due to human activities. But do...