Keats accused Newton of destroying the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the origin of its colours, thus dispelling its mystery. In this book, the author argues that Keats could not have been more mistaken and shows how an understanding of science in fact inspires the human imagination and enhances our wonder of the world.

`Riveting ... invites comparison to Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'NatureThe epic and controversial story of the major scientific breakthrough that led to the creation of some of the world's most important vaccines.

The inside story of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, from two of the leading scientists who created it.

The bestselling inside story from the leading scientists who made the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

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.

Originally published anonymously in 1844, "Vestiges" was the first attempt to connect the natural sciences to a history of creation. This volume includes Chambers's earliest works on cosmology, an essay on Darwin and an autobiographical essay. It also features a new introduction by James Secord.

A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in The Observer.

A wide-ranging look at the voices in all our heads, examining how we think and what it means for our lives and sense of self, now in paperback.

An engaging and informative tour of the remarkable world of crabs, highlighting their unique biology, natural history, and cultural significance.

The first Horrible Science book to tackle the issues of global warming, and climate change: * What are the sickening secrets of gruesome greenhouse gases? * Which is the deadliest toxic waste? * Will the Earth make it to the year 2100? Readers can find the awful answers to these questions and more in this topical new title.

In an age when a storm was evidence of God's wrath, pioneering meteorologists had to fight against convention and religious dogma to realise their ambitions. This book features Luke Howard, the first to classify the clouds, Francis Beaufort, quantifier of the winds, and, James Glaisher, explorer of the upper atmosphere by way of a hot air balloon.

In the depths of the Cotswolds, near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, lies one of the most beautiful tree gardens in the world. Known as Westonbirt Arboretum. Here you can find around 15,000 trees, each one lovingly labelled. Illustrated with artwork depicting the tree and leaf, this book will educate and entertain with features of landscape.

Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is there something rather than nothing? This title deals with these questions.

The mind-bending quiz book that every science geek needs in their Christmas stocking

100 fascinating questions on the wild ways of the weather.

Science's most intriguing questions answered by the web's favourite writer, the genius behind xkcd.com. Munroe's hilarious and compelling answers explain everything from the odds of meeting your one true soulmate to how many humans a rampaging T-Rex would need to eat a day.

From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, and the Sunday Times bestseller What If?, even more hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.

Exactly what it says on the tin: short, first-hand accounts of what it actually feels like to walk on the moon or be struck by lightning; to participate in an orgy or be shot in the head; to be 7'6" tall, or be bitten by a shark...

How does morality change when we consider all the people who have not yet been born?

Want to know what's next for the human race? Step into Jim Al-Khalili's time machine ...