Science

First published in 1962, many of the problems in this book started as examination questions in Part I of the Natural Sciences Tripos, which is taken at the end of the second year at Cambridge. They have suffered some changes since then, and have been supplemented by specially invented problems, but the ...

A classic of contemporary nature writing, Water, Ice & Stone is Bill Green's John Burroughs Medal award-winning account of Antarctica

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

The greatest creation of human intelligence

This book will appeal not only to art collectors already familiar with Lynn Davis's exquisite and unique photography but also to all those interested in space, technology, architecture, and the unknown.

In her addictive, bold voice, bestselling author Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.

Seeing Physics uses drawings to help explain 51 key ideas of physics in an accessible way. Each discovery is placed in its historical context, revealing the controversies that once threatened the advance of modern science.

* The story of cosmic evolution, science and civilisation

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering.

In Search ...

A deeply informed, radically hopeful manifesto for regenerating our economies and societies through the power of nature and natural capital.

A scientific and globetrotting exploration of the physics experiments changing the ways we understand our universe bringing the science of cosmology down to earth.

For fans of Ed Yong, Brian Cox and Carl Zimmer: a dazzling scientific and cultural adventure through our ideas about extraterrestrial life.

The clearest, most accessible explanation yet of the amazing world of quantum mechanics: a Duckworth contemporary classic, beautifully repackaged for our 125th anniversary

What are you, who are you and where are you going? - the beginner's guide to modern science

'Mark Lynas is a saint' Sunday Times

'Fluent, persuasive and surely right.' Evening Standard

Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990s - working undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movement - he would descend on trial sites of genetically modified crops ...

The Accidental Scientist explores the role of chance and error in scientific, medical and commercial innovation, outlining exactly how some of the most well-known products, gadgets and useful gizmos came to be.

From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, this is how we've used science to work out the time across the centuries

An investigative narrative is weaved through over 100 puzzles, from word searches and anagrams to logical thinking and longer stories where you'll need to read between the lines and gather any clues, evidence and discrepancies to solve a series of cases.

One of the most unfathomable mysteries of quantum physics... could the answer be much closer than ever we thought?

Superhuman is a fascinating, eye-opening and inspiring celebration of the best that the current human species has to offer.