All of the Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered by sunlight - a blue machine... Zobraziť viac
V dalším z řady zoologických klíčů navazuje autor zpracováním hospodářsky velmi důležité čeledi brouků – Dermestidae (kožojedovití). Publikace je zpracována podle nejnovějších poznatků vědy... Zobraziť viac
Arborétum Mlyňany Slovenskej akadémie vied, ktorého najstaršia časť – Ambrózyho vždyzelený park – oslávil v roku 2012 už... Zobraziť viac
In this revelatory book, Dr Jonathan Kennedy argues that germs have shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam... Zobraziť viac
Combining rigorous research with lyrical writing, Elderflora chronicles the complex roles ancient trees have played in the modern world and illuminates how we might need old trees now more than ever... Zobraziť viac
In this fascinating history he interweaves gripping scenes from the operating theatre with the moving tale of his family's history of heart problems - from the death of his grandfather to the ominous signs of how he himself might die... Zobraziť viac
What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Follow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators.... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to a revolution in the science of you - this is the landmark new book from award-winning scientist Daniel M. Davis. Imagine taking drugs to help you acquire new skills, or knowing years in advance the precise likelihood of... Zobraziť viac
It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Science has long explored the wonderful ways in which plants communicate, behave and shape their environments... Zobraziť viac
Beautifully illustrated, Seed to Dust is a reflective and restorative account of a life lived in harmony with nature. Marc Hamer has nurtured the same twelve acres of garden for decades. It's rarely visited so he is the only person who fully knows... Zobraziť viac
Come to the forest, sit by the fireside and listen to intoxicating song, as Sam Lee tells the story of the nightingale... 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
How to be Human is the only manual you need to help you upgrade your mind as much as you've upgraded your iphone. 'With this marvellous book, Ruby Wax has confirmed her position as one of the most readable, inspirational and engaging writers in ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: The most important investigation of genetic science since The Selfish Gene, from the author of the... Zobraziť viac
A myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a pioneering evolutionary biologist. 'Public health strategies stubbornly cling to the simplistic armchair engineer's view of metabolism, hurting efforts to combat obesity, diabetes... Zobraziť viac
This is the past as we've never seen it before. Otherlands is an epic, exhilarating journey into deep time, showing us the Earth as it used to exist, and the worlds that were here before ours... Zobraziť viac
You'll never guess what doctors call tummy rumbles or how many smells your nose can recognise, and did you know that you could catch a yawn... Zobraziť viac
Genome sequencing is one of the most exciting scientific breakthroughs of the past thirty years... Zobraziť viac
Some animal societies hold a mirror up to the human world: elephants hold funerals for departed family members. Pinyon jays run collective creches. Rats will go out of their way to help a cold, wet stranger... Zobraziť viac
When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers... Zobraziť viac