How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baillie Gifford-shortlisted scientist Matthew Cobb... Zobraziť viac
A compendium of 100 of the planet’s weird and wonderful creatures that come at night. Most of us assume that living creatures prefer the sunlit hours of daytime. However, when the sun sets and the stars emerge, the planet truly comes alive... Zobraziť viac
50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the most significant and stimulating questions in the study of life. Why do species evolve? Can characteristics be inherited without DNA? Are all organisms made of cells? What makes us human? .... Zobraziť viac
Pracovný zošit spolu s učebnicou prírodopisu pomáhajú žiakom najmä pri získavaní kompetencií z oblasti prírodovedného vzdelávania. Obsahuje množstvo kreatívnych úloh na... Zobraziť viac
Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.#1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperbackFrom a renowned historian... Zobraziť viac
Elizabeth Kolbert has become one of the most important writers on the environment. Now she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the atmosphere... Zobraziť viac
Fully revised and updated for the sixth edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With nearly 5,500 clear and concise entries, ... Zobraziť viac
'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman Zobraziť viac
The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species. On The Origin of Species has been the definitive explanation of the theory of evolution since it was first published in 1859... 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
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
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
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
'A rich, timely study for the era of "global ageing"' NatureThe ageing of the world population is one of the most important issues facing humanity in the 21st century up there with climate change in its potential global impact. Sometime before 2020, the n Zobraziť viac
In this sequel to her illuminating bestseller The Hidden Life of Dogs, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas profiles the canines in her own household to show how dogs have comfortably adapted to life with their human owners -- and with each other. A classically... Zobraziť viac
Im Wald geschehen die erstaunlichsten Dinge: Bäume tauschen Botschaften aus. Sie umsorgen nicht nur liebevoll ihren Nachwuchs, sondern pflegen auch alte und kranke Nachbarn. Bäume haben ein Gedächtnis, empfinden Schmerzen und bekommen sogar Sonnenbrand... Zobraziť viac
Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781119589587) was previously published as Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781118072677). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same ... Zobraziť viac
For centuries humankind has had a sublime relationship with hallucinogenic mushrooms. Summed up by the reverent name given by the Aztecs, teonanactl (or 'flesh of the Gods'), they have played a mysterious role in human experience... Zobraziť viac
