Geography, Earth Sciences

It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is...

Nick Rennison's compelling book tells the memorable stories of the men and women who have risked their lives by entering the white wastelands of the Arctic and the Antarctic, from...

Have you forgotten all you ever learned about climate change? What do you really know about GM foods? Can you remember everything you learned at school about earthquakes? This useful...

The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is. Formed around 4.6 billion...

Explore the universe with this stunning gift book. A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmos. A beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the...

Which country doesn't have a national football team? Where is the town with no wifi? Who travelled further on tour: Taylor Swift or Coldplay? Which are the world's noisiest cities?...

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science,...

It's one of the most important and fascinating questions human beings can ponder, and astrobiology is the emerging field of science that tries to answer it. Astronomer Rhodri Evans gives...

'Mind-expanding and hilarious!' Jeff Kinney, author of the bestselling DIARY OF A WIMPY KID series. 'A brainy guide to the barfs, farts and burps of Planet Earth.' The Times The...

Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not...

From the bestselling author of The Garden of Lost Secrets and The House of One Hundred Clocks, A.M. Howell, comes a gripping new adventure filled with buried secrets and dark...

Lift the flaps to take a fun, fact-filled journey around the world. With over 80 flaps to lift, intrepid explorers can discover our world, from the layers that make up...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

Poetry of the Zodiac is a fun and enlightening collection that takes you on a journey around the different signs of the zodiac wheel. Accompanied with beautiful illustrations, this book...

The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World...

100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying...

'An exhilarating exploration of how we've been touched by the cosmos across human history' LEWIS DARTNELL 'Combines scientific expertise with vivid storytelling and a childlike wonder that shines on every...

A journey through time and around the world to uncover water's true nature, and how it can help us adapt to climate change. Trouble with water - increasingly frequent, extreme...

A science fiction roleplaying game of bringing law and order to the dark and dangerous corners of the universe. Pressure: Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying is a rules-light, story-focused game of...

LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRITING A BBC WILDLIFE BEST BOOK OF 2025 A thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships by the award-winning author of Forget Me Not...

'This audacious, brilliant novel has it all' CHIKA UNIGWE 'Expansive, elegant and pathbreaking' TOPE FOLARIN 'An equation of life, time and magic' NICK MAKOHA Ezeani is no ordinary child. He...

A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends **LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024** A story of...

*One of EcoLit Books' Best Environmental Books of 2018* *Winner of the 2019 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers* *Finalist for the 2019 Los...

The anthropological account of Columbus' discovery of the Americas 'The Admiral was quite certain that they were near land ... He promised to give a silk doublet to the first...

In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant...

In the almost 15 years since the release of the fifth edition of The Universe and Beyond, our understanding of the universe has advanced exponentially. Previous editions guided readers through...

What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie in science's greatest enigma: black holes. A black hole...

Opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our universe's history: when the first stars were born. Astronomers have successfully observed a great deal of the Universe's...

A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster. 'They rave for food with unceasing frenzy, being always ahungered and...

"[A] vivid travelogue." New Statesman "Has much to offer." The Spectator "Sparks the imagination." BBC History Magazine "A fascinating study." BBC History Revealed Magazine "Essential reading." All About History "Valiant,...

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories... 'There is magic in these pages.' Daisy Dunn, author of The Missing Thread In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus...

Every map tells a story and this book tells the incredible history of our world through maps. From Babylonian tablets to digital mapping, the world has evolved rapidly, along with...

From the 18th century vicar who was the first to look up at the night's sky and suggest there was something very dark and extraordinarily heavy that was moving the...

*Fully revised and updated for the 21st century* The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an odyssey into the deepest,...

Dig in and learn about the Earth under your feet. Super Fun Geology Activities for Kids features simple, inexpensive, and fun experiments that explore the Earth's surface, structure, and processes....

The gripping first-hand narrative of the whaling ship disaster that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick and informed Nathaniel Philbrick's monumental history, In the Heart of the Sea In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship...

The long-awaited Titan King Tournament has begun! In Titan King, Volume 3, Earth-native Eli is determined to make it to the finals of the Titan King Tournament! But the evil...

'Exquisite and deeply felt' VOGUE 'Beautifully rendered' GRAZIA 'Magnificent ... melds sharp insight with great heart' NICOLA DINAN 'Thoughtful and beautifully compelling' ALICE WINN A beautiful, heartbreaking novel about ambition,...

"Highly recommended for anyone interested in space and the dangers that lurk there." BBC Sky at Night Magazine "Essential reading for anyone desperate for some facts and probabilities about actual...

'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. Meticulously researched and beautifully written, this very personal story of the place that one can't find on...

A searching, timely account of the condition of contemporary Europe, told through the landscapes of its cities Over the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the...

Join the treacherous mission to conquer Earth's highest peak in David Long's enthralling retelling of the first expeditions to climb Everest. Everest is the world's highest mountain, towering like an...

A compendium of 100 of the planet's weird and wonderful creatures that come at night. Most of us assume that living creatures prefer the sunlit hours of daytime. However, when...

' I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration ' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Entrancing ... a creative manifesto' TELEGRAPH 'Mesmerising ... vibrating with life and curiosity' OBSERVER In this...

This introductory atlas for school students specially designed to help pupils develop map, atlas and data handling skills. The content adheres closely to the requirements of the New Zealand and...

Get movin' and groovin' with 7 dancing dinosaurs! With funky lyrics and a catchy rap performance, this rhythmic romp encourages safe and exciting creative movements that are sure to inspire...

The universe was supposed to be all there was - the whole of existence. For centuries the size of the universe and whether or not it is finite, fascinated scientists...

The countdown has started! In 2025 and 2026, NASA will launch two missions to the moon and beyond. Not only will they go further into space than ever before, but...