The epic story of the planet's oldest trees and the making of the modern world. Humans have always revered long-lived trees... 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
All of the Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered by sunlight - a blue machine... 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
Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life... 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
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
Equipped with little more than a notebook, binoculars, and her fascination with wildlife, Jane braved a realm of unknowns to give the world a remarkable window into humankind’s closest living relatives... 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
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
We tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings but have you ever wondered what’s going on... Zobraziť viac
A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures we can't live without. Insects influence our ecosystem like a ripple effect on water. They arrived when life first moved to dry land, they preceded - and... Zobraziť viac
The heart is our most important – and perhaps most mysterious – organ. Every day it pumps 9000 litres of blood and beats around 100,000 times. But the heart is more than just a pump... Zobraziť viac
This is our world, as you've never seen it before.The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of a group of strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, brought together to save it from catastrophe.... Zobraziť viac
'Quite simply the best book about science and life that I have ever read' - Alice Roberts How does life begin? What drives a newly fertilized egg to keep dividing and growing until it becomes 40 trillion cells... Zobraziť viac
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence that would form the basis of a world-changing theory: the evolution of species by ... Zobraziť viac
Discover the wonderful world of birdwatching with wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin... Zobraziť viac
