Albertus Seba’s Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time... Zobraziť viac
The author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, asking: can we save nature in time? Elizabeth Kolbert has become one of the most important writers on the environment... Zobraziť viac
Did you know that we can lead longer and healthier lives by making simple changes right now... Zobraziť viac
What would it be like to experience the ancient landscapes of the past as we experience the reality of nature today... Zobraziť viac
** NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER **The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history from the author of The Emperor of All Maladies.The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856, and takes the reader from... Zobraziť viac
Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on land, can survive unprotected in space and thrive... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet... Zobraziť viac
There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals, with their expressive eyes and whiskers more sensitive ... Zobraziť viac
The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. As influential today as when it was first published, The Selfish Gene has become a classic exposition of evolutionary thought. Professor Dawkins... 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, and shares the surprising... Zobraziť viac
Im neuen Rothmaler-Atlasband: Gefäßpflanzen sind mehr als 3000 Habituszeichnungen von Wildpflanzen der Flora Deutschlands enthalten. Jede Pflanze ist wissenschaftlich exakt und maßstabsgetreu mit mehreren charakteristischen Details dargestellt... Zobraziť viac
Our understanding of the ‘tree of life’, with powerful implications for human genetics, human health and our own human nature, has recently completely changed... Zobraziť viac
Ein Atlas sämtlicher Gefäßpflanzen der Alpen. Wieviele Gefäßpflanzen umfasst die Flora der Alpen? Wie sehen sie aus? Wie werden sie korrekt benannt? Welche Arten sind einjährig, mehrjährig oder verholzt? Wann blühen sie? ... Zobraziť viac
Diese Sonderausgabe (2008) ist ein unveränderter Nachdruck des durchgesehnen Nachdrucks (1999) der 1. Aufl. (1997), der aus technischen Gründen jetzt in 2 Teilen erscheint. Die Teile 1A (Text) und 1B (Tafeln) gehören zusammen... Zobraziť viac
This book contains stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration... Zobraziť viac
A myth-busting tour of the body's hidden foundations from a pioneering evolutionary biologist over the past twenty years, evolutionary biologist Herman Pontzer has conducted ground-breaking studies across a range of settings... Zobraziť viac
With coverage ranging from phonology (how sounds are organized and used) to morphology (sound, syllable, and word structure), this title contains hints on how to master nuances in dialectical pronunciation, as well as the differences of meaning in... Zobraziť viac
Challenging everything we thought we knew, this book takes a revolutionary look at how humans are far less like other primates than we’ve been led to believe—and uncovers what truly sets us apart. Zobraziť viac
We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson turns his attention... Zobraziť viac
