Geography, Earth Sciences

Of the 300 Spanish explorers who set out to discover and conquer the wilderness of North America, only four returned - after covering about 6,000 miles in the course of...

The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes-and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs...

'The Meteorites conjures a small epiphany about our own place in the universe' - The Sunday Times 'Dazzling' - Financial Times Look out your window and see the moon, stars...

A fascinating insight into medieval Welsh life Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through...

One of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and Scripture, Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by...

'Brilliant and fundamental, this is the necessary book about our prime global emergency' Ian McEwan The news is full of hotly debated and divergent claims about the impacts and risks...

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...

Our understanding of ourselves and the cosmos has advanced immeasurably over the last five hundred years of modern science, yet many fundamental mysteries of existence persist. How did our Universe...

THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMES A BBC RADIO 4...

As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A. C. Grayling asks: who really owns our planet? 'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects.' STEVEN PINKER Silicon...

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING SERIES 'Neat, and extremely simple: only a deep thinker such as Sean Carroll could introduce the complexity of Einstein's general relativity in such a luminous and straightforward...

Dark Emu in the Classroom: Teacher Resources for High School Geography is a rich resource for teachers to use in the Geography classroom. Based on the concepts in Bruce Pascoe's...

Big Sky, when the emu left the earth is an exquisite conversation of sky knowledge between Aboriginal farmer and award-winning writer Bruce Pascoe and astrophysicist Professor Ray Norris. This meeting...

Age 5-7 Respected elder Jane Christopherson reveals through the eyes of her granddaughter, Tarrah, the beauty of life in Kakadu and the significance of the changing seasons. Through the eyes...

'Cannon has a keen descriptive eye and a striking, lyrical turn of phrase . . . a rich, warm, authoritative book' TLS This is the definitive tale of how our...

'Enthralling' Philip Ball 'Ingenious' Sujit Sivasundaram In Tracks on the Ocean , Sara Caputo tells how our journeys around the globe became fixed lines on maps - and how journey...

Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the Future , biologist Rob Dunn...

The Planet has always called to Jill, but it's secrets may consume her in this sci-fi 'horrormance' novella. Earth is broken beyond repair. The Planet is our last hope. Humanity's...

A revelatory history traversing the ancient roots of Islam in Europe This revelatory history explores the ancient roots of Muslim Europe, tracing their journey through the Mediterranean. Our odyssey begins...

Beautifully produced and a perfect gift for travellers newly wedded or not - by turn funny, tender, acerbic and charming. Includes extracts from: Paul Bowles, Dorothy Sayers, D. H. Lawrence,...

**Winner, Pulitzer Prize 2025** **Winner, Pushkin House Russian Book Prize 2025** A 'riveting history' ( Wall Street Journal ) of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the...

A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus rex is the world's favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject...

Find out ALL ABOUT space in this fun-filled fact book for kids aged 7+. Launch into outer space and discover the solar system! Packed with fascinating facts, super stats, phenomenal...

In an age of unprecedented astronomical discovery, world-renowned astronomer Paul Murdin tells the stories of the men and women who first revealed the shape of the Earth, the existence of...

This exciting pop-up adventure takes us into the deep blue sea! From the author of In a Spooky Haunted House and Into Starry Outer Space , this underwater nonfiction story...

Discover the tiny, fascinating world that exists among the leaves of a rainforest plant in this new book in an illuminating nonfiction picture book series that explores how even the...

Winner of the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writingShortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on ConservationA Times Science Book of the Year 'Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the...

'A highly readable, entertaining and mind-expanding read from a formidable scientist' iNews How did life begin on Earth? Could it exist on other planets? Or are we alone in the...

The planets play a key role in astrology - from revealing aspects of your personality to exerting their influence upon different areas of your life - thanks to their movements...

The ideal gift for all amateur and seasoned astronomers. A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January-December...

'Fascinating' TOM HOLLAND 'A delight from start to finish' MIRANDA SAWYER 'A novel and fascinating perspective on world history' BILL BRYSON 'By turns surprising, funny, bleak, ridiculous, or all four...

How big is space? Where does the universe end? And more thought-provoking questions, answered. The questions in this book were curated by the staff at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in...

A new, fully updated edition of this popular atlas in the Collins world atlas range. Designed in the distinctive Collins style, it is the ideal reference atlas for school, home...

From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin. They dreamed...

An awe-inspiring narrative about the power of nature and our place within it, from the creator of My Octopus Teacher , filmmaker Craig Foster " Amphibious Soul is an important...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan 'Marries the intrigue of Europe's most powerful royal courts with the globe-trotting thrill of adventure and discovery' Sunday Telegraph, 5* review DURING THE...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Waterstones Best Nature & Travel Writing Book 2025 'Educational, smart and funny' Richard Osman 'This book is superb' Charlie Brooker 'Brilliant. Fascinating. Hilarious.' Jonn Elledge,...

'Remarkable' OBSERVER 'Deeply profound... this is no ordinary memoir' THE TIMES 'Astounding' ADAM FARRER 'Brave and luminous' SARAH LANGFORD 'Mesmerising' POLLY ATKIN 'Beautifully written' YORKSHIRE POST 'Steadfastly honest' GEOGRAPHICAL A...

The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in...

Are you ready to become an astronaut? Then prepare for lift off with The Science Museum Puzzle Book, a unique puzzle book to launch your exploration of space. Embark on...

*A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2025* *A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2025* 'In this poetic and heartfelt journey through deep time, geologist Anjana Khatwa braids scientific knowledge and traditional...

Unfurling a tapestry of surprising and historically overlooked figures spanning forty centuries and six continents, historian Matthew Lockwood narrates lives filled with imagination and wonder, curiosity, connection, and exchange. Familiar...

Interstellar , from acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, takes us on a fantastic voyage far beyond our solar system. Yet in The Science of Interstellar , Kip Thorne, the Nobel prize-winning...

Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with clarity and...

The discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species. Ochre first prompted humans to express themselves in art; tin and copper helped instigate the Bronze Age and later...

Big, bold and beautiful, this is the enthralling celestial follow-up to Mythologica: Amazon's No. 1 Children's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2019.How did the moon influence mighty emperors in Ancient...

Born and raised in remote Broken Hill, Trevor Barry left school after year ten to work in the mines. Years later, a single glimpse of Saturn through a colleague's telescope...

Forgotten is a search for hidden or neglected memorials and places in historic Palestine - now Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories - and what they might tell us about...