Brought to you in a thorough yet accessible manner, the new edition of Medical Biochemistry gives access to all of the latest information on basic and clinically focused genetic and molecular biology. Featuring a team of contributors ... Zobraziť viac
Dolphins and parrots call each other by their names. Fork tailed drongos mimic the calls of other animals to scare them away and then steal their dinner. In the songs of many species of birds... Zobraziť viac
When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question... Zobraziť viac
Thirty years ago, Bill McKibben wrote The End of Nature, the first book that alerted us to the dangers of climate change. Falter is a new call to arms, to save not only our planet but our very souls as well... Zobraziť viac
If you love your tools, want to understand them, look after them, own the very best, and use them effectively, then this is... Zobraziť viac
What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to... Zobraziť viac
History is not a prerogative of the human species, Edward O. Wilson declares in Half-Earth. Demonstrating that we blindly ignore the histories of millions of other species, Wilson warns us that a point of no return is imminent. Refusing to believe that... Zobraziť viac
Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life... Zobraziť viac
Your body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes. It’s an entire world, a colony full of life. In other words, you contain multitudes. They sculpt our organs, ... Zobraziť viac
From Classical times to the 19th century, the great quest to discover and define the intoxicating diversity of the natural world attracted a host of intrepid thinkers and explorers. Aristotle and Linnaeus set out to classify... Zobraziť viac
Humanity is not doomed, and we can and will survive. The future is ours to create: it will be shaped by who we choose to be in the coming years. The coming decade is a turning point - it is time to turn from indifference or despair... Zobraziť viac
'This is a thing of rare beauty' - David Wallliams on Hidden Planet (shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020)Water World is the stunning new book from Ben Rothery, author of Hidden Planet and Sensational Butterflies... Zobraziť viac
Wouldn't it be great if all school teachers (from kindergarten through high school) would share the joy of mathematics with their students, rather than focus only on the prescribed curriculum that will subsequently be tested? ... Zobraziť viac
A gloriously illustrated celebration of trailblazing women. Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, from both the ancient and modern worlds... Zobraziť viac
Beauty is more than skin deep. In nature, colour is more than a source of beauty; it's a form of vital communication. Depending on the situation, colour says different things - it can... Zobraziť viac
In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong... Zobraziť viac
WINNER OF THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2016... Zobraziť viac
Presents design advances in Japan. Zobraziť viac
We know there’s a climate emergency but what does that mean we should do? What does a ‘better future’ look like and how do we get there... Zobraziť viac
The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - can seem very distant from the everyday. There are those things that are real and present, it is supposed, and then there are mathematical concepts... Zobraziť viac
