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Deadly Companions: How Microbes Shaped our History
Paperback,
22/02/2018,
£9.99
£8.99
The story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. Combining tales of devastating epidemics with accessible science and fascinating history, Deadly Companions reveals how closely microbes have evolved with us over the millennia, shaping human culture through infection, disease, and deadly pandemic.
Vera Rubin: A Life
Hardback,
26/02/2021,
£23.95
£21.56
Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton offer the first biography of Vera Rubin, an astronomer who made vital contributions to our understanding of dark matter. An outstanding scientist herself, Rubin also championed women in science, by mentoring, advocating for hiring women faculty, disseminating their research, and recognizing their achievements.
Explaining Humans: Winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2020
Paperback,
25/03/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
Paperback,
04/03/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens - and Ourselves
Hardback,
24/09/2020,
£18.99
£17.09
Biological Universe: Life in the Milky Way and Beyond
Hardback,
24/09/2020,
£20.00
£18.00
This book is for everyone with an interest in whether there is extraterrestrial life. Recent discoveries of planets beyond the solar system (more than 4000 of them) suggest that the question is not 'whether?' but 'where?'. This book enables general readers to understand current endeavours to answer this question and the related one of 'what kind?'
Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars
Hardback,
03/09/2020,
£16.99
£15.29
A journey through the history of science and man's relationship with the night sky and the cosmos beyond, from the author of Royal Society Prize-shortlisted Cure
A World Without Work: Technology, Automation and How We Should Respond
Paperback,
24/12/2020,
£9.99
£8.99
Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin
Paperback,
02/09/2004,
£10.99
£9.89
Offers an account of how British boffins triumphed across the decades in creating everything from computer games to Martian landers. This book contains chapters on the Beagle II, Elite - the 80s computer game, the Blue Streak missile, Concorde, mobile phone technology and the Human Genome Project, among others.
Rutherford and Fry's Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged): new from the stars of BBC Radio 4
Hardback,
07/10/2021,
£16.99
£15.29
The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War and the Evolution of Us
Paperback,
16/05/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
A thrilling new examination of what sets us apart in the animal kingdom by the popular science broadcaster and author of A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED
Apollo 11: The Inside Story
Paperback,
05/12/2019,
£9.99
£8.99
The amazing inside story of Apollo 11 - The Right Stuff for a new generation
Space 2069: After Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond
Hardback,
27/08/2020,
£16.99
£15.29
A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?
Space 2069: After Apollo: Back to the Moon, to Mars, and Beyond
Paperback,
08/07/2021,
£9.99
£8.99
A hundred years on from the first Moon landing, where will space exploration have taken us?
The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity
Hardback,
07/10/2021,
£16.99
£14.00
The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs.
Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Hardback,
02/09/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
Anil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology.
Consciousness is the great unsolved mystery in our scientific understanding of the brain.
Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
Paperback,
02/04/2020,
£9.99
£8.99
The bug to save the millennium?
Crab
Paperback,
15/03/2021,
£12.95
£11.66
A vivid portrait of the formidable-looking yet sociable and intelligent crab.
Walking Sideways: The Remarkable World of Crabs
Hardback,
13/11/2012,
£22.99
£20.69
An engaging and informative tour of the remarkable world of crabs, highlighting their unique biology, natural history, and cultural significance.
A Guide to Eco-Anxiety: How to Protect the Planet and Your Mental Health<br>
Paperback,
08/09/2020,
£12.99
£11.69
This is the first mainstream book to tackle the growing phenomenon of eco-anxiety. Written by a psychoanalyst, with a foreword from Greenpeace's Ed Gillespie, this book offers emotional tools and strategies to ease anxiety by taking positive action on a personal and community level.
Testosterone: The Story of the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us
Hardback,
08/07/2021,
£16.99
£15.29
A compelling investigation into the potent influence of testosterone, from our physical bodies and the way we behave to its explosive impact on our politics, sport and culture
Painful Truth: The new science of why we hurt and how we can heal
Hardback,
15/07/2021,
£20.00
£18.00
Eureka
Paperback,
23/08/2018,
£5.99
£5.39
Initially composed by Poe as a public lecture towards the end his career and considered by him the culmination of all his life's work, Eureka is an extended treatise about the creation, existence and the ultimate end of the world.
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing
Hardback,
06/05/2021,
£25.00
£22.50
'Richard Dawkins is a thunderously gifted science writer.' Sunday Times
Including conversations with Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Steven Pinker, Matt Ridley and more, this is an essential guide to the most exciting ideas of our time and their proponents from our most brilliant science communicator.
E=Mc2
Paperback,
11/08/2016,
£9.99
£8.99
'David Bodanis attempts to expalin the meaning, beauty and implications of the most famous equation in physics. Thanks to his clarity, wit and enthusiasm, he succeeds.' Simon Singh, Daily Telegraph
Telomerase Revolution: The Story of the Scientific Breakthrough that Holds the Key to Human Ageing
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
The Telomerase Revolution is the definitive work on the latest science on human ageing, covering both theory and clinical implications. It takes the reader to the forefront of the upcoming revolution in human medicine.
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals are?
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£10.99
£9.89
From world-renowned biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal, a groundbreaking work which challenges everything we think we know about animal intelligence.
Adapt: How We Can Learn From Nature's Strangest Inventions
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Explore the science of biomimicry: full of fascinating natural facts, ingenious ideas and a glimpse into the future of human innovation.
Destination Mars
Paperback,
06/07/2017,
£7.99
£7.19
The first title in Icon's new Hot Science series, exploring the cutting edge of modern science.
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