Science

Reveals the roots of our biodiversity crisis, why we failed to meet targets set over a decade ago, and what we must do now to protect and preserve nature's wonders

Because learning the language of mathematics can be daunting, many people abandon the attempt as soon as they leave school, missing out on the beauty and mystery of the Empress of the Sciences. Now, Joel Levy opens new doors into this amazing world. By taking a historical perspective, he explains how ...

Instant Mathematics pulls together all the pivotal mathematical theories and discoveries into one concise volume.

Science and religion have always been at each other's throats, right?

Having penned hundreds of letters to his family over four decades, Freeman Dyson has framed them with the reflections made by a man now in his nineties. While maintaining that "the letters record the daily life of an ordinary scientist doing ordinary work," Dyson nonetheless has worked with many of the ...

Until the late 1960s, tens of thousands of children suffered crippling birth defects if their mothers had been exposed to rubella, popularly known as German measles, while pregnant; there was no vaccine and little understanding of how the disease devastated foetuses. The is story of a major breakthrough in cell biology.

The bug to save the millennium?

The second in a series of books in association with the Royal Institution on their world-renowned Christmas Lectures, this time exploring the secrets of the natural world - with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough.

A highly accessible, illustrated introduction to Game Theory, a concept that helps us understand everything from our social lives to global politics.

Covering thinkers from Aristotle to Saussure and Chomsky, this title reveals the rules and beauty that underlie language, our most human skill.

An incredible illustrated tour through the cutting-edge of physics

A chilling and provocative scientific dissection of the psychopath's brain

The human body is a marvel - but what happens when it comes under attack? A fascinating guide to why we get sick and how we get better.

Step inside the dazzling world of the sixteenth-century scientist.

An expose of pseudoscientific myths about our evolutionary past and how we should live today.

'An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time ... The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ' IAN STEWART, AUTHOR OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

The thrilling story of how scientists unlocked a new window onto how life works

A leading biologist looks at how humans have meddled with evolution throughout history - and what we will do next

Science and religion have always been at each other's throats, right?