Science

A fun puzzle book that combines puzzles with real-world science.

Here is the captivating history of maths from prehistoric times to our digital age, looking at the people and their cultures, their beliefs and aims behind the discoveries that fundamentally changed the way we see the world.

Oliver Sacks takes us through the world of hallucinations and explains how our brains can deceive us.

Six general anesthetics! Yes 6! That is the astonishing number of anesthetics the average American will experience in a lifetime. This Anesthesiologist's Record tells the story.

A SPECIES IN DENIAL is the revolutionary bestseller by Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith. In it the author presents a series of essays addressesing the crux issue before us as a species of the human condition, our capacity for good and evil, describing how humans have coped with the dilemma of the ...

"The Big Question in Science" delves into twenty of the most intriguing, far reaching and "of the moment" questions in popular science today that speak to our sense of wonder and the desire to know more

Improve your students' scientific skills and report writing with achievable experiments and simple structured guidance.

'Hugely readable and entertaining' JIM AL-KHALILI

'An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline's breadth, largely told through its history' PHIL BALL, PHYSICS WORLD

A highly entertaining book debunking the many myths about the human body. Is it dangerous to swim after eating? Does sugar make kids go hyper? And is there such as thing as being 'double-jointed'? Matt Brown will take you to the heart of this most puzzling subject.

Authoritative science to engage even the most unscientific! Chemistry's most significant chart, the Periodic Table and its 118 elements, is laid bare in this lively accessible and compelling expose.

A serious guide to the climate crisis with a humorous twist. The book includes rigorous scientific details to explain the issues that we face, while brightening the mood with humorous quotes, photos and illustrations.

Designed to help the novice scientist get started with science communication, this unique guide begins with a short history of science communication before discussing the design and delivery of an effective engagement event.

From the bestselling author of Awakenings, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Musicophilia.

One of the world's leading neurologists reveals the extraordinary stories behind some of the brain disorders that he and his staff at the Harvard Medical School endeavour to treat.The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller

A gripping investigation that opens fresh perspectives on biology and anthropology'At the cutting edge of contemporary thought' GUARDIAN

This is a provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical question: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?

Poisons permeate our world. They are in the environment, the workplace, the home. They are in food, our favorite whisky, medicine, and well water. They have been used to cure diseases as well as incapacitate and kill. They smooth wrinkles, block pain, stimulate and enhance athletic ability. In this entertaining ...

This guide explores the fascinating life of Stephen Hawking, and the evolution of his work from his days as a student.

New updated edition of the biography of a remarkable man - motor neurone disease victim and awesome intellect Stephen (A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME) Hawking