HarperCollins Publishers: 'If you enjoyed Dava Sobel's Longitude you will enjoy this' Evening Standard 'Far from being a dry... Zobraziť viac
There is a little Neanderthal in all of us. Although they have been extinct for 40,000 years... Zobraziť viac
From the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future... Zobraziť viac
Oil is the lifeblood of the modern world. Without it, there would be no planes, no plastic, no exotic produce, and a global political landscape few would recognise... Zobraziť viac
How did we end up in a world where humans coexist with technologies we can no longer fully control or understand... Zobraziť viac
In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, had retreated to the treeless... Zobraziť viac
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public ... 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, and in skin patterns of squid, ... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth? Or that wolves can alter the course of a river? Or that earthworms control wild boar populations? The natural world is a web of... Zobraziť viac
From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx - whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth - comes an urgent and riveting history of wetlands, their ecological role and how the loss of them threatens the planet... Zobraziť viac
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell... Zobraziť viac
An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds. In 2018, Claire Nelson made international headlines. She was in her thirties and was beginning to burn out - her hectic London life of work... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to be human? And what, if anything, does it have to do with being a member of the animal species Homo sapiens? This dazzling book gets to the very heart of our rather unscientific motivations and prejudices... Zobraziť viac
In Light to Life, biologist Raffael Jovine takes us on a journey of discovery into the intricate, beautiful and often surprising processes that convert energy from the sun into life and how all-important these are to our survival... Zobraziť viac
Agent. Prisoner. Target. Who is Sergei Skripal? 4 March 2018, Salisbury, England. A man and his daughter are found slumped on a bench, poisoned by the deadly nerve agent Novichok. He was a Russian national that became a MI6 spy... Zobraziť viac
Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy." From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research... Zobraziť viac
For decades, the world has been caught in a cold war between two powerful nations: Medaluo and Atahua. The Medan orphans who live in Atahua suffer the cost. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk... Zobraziť viac
What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. Physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that... Zobraziť viac
Explore the impact and potential of AI technologies in this full-coloor hardback guide, written by award-winning science author Anne Rooney... Zobraziť viac
