Science

'Thrilling ... High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched' SUNDAY TIMES


'This book is a triumph' DAN SNOW

The scientific life and times of Sir Francis Bacon

Go behind the scenes with forensic anthropologists and learn about techniques used by criminal investigators: how they locate a body, how they carefully uncover and record evidence, and how the unique characteristics of each body bear silent witnees to age, sex, and the time and manner of death. Includes ...

The weird and wonderful quest for unfathomably large numbers

A doctor's inspiring obsession with the heart, combining history, gripping scenes from the operating theatre and a moving personal story

Are we alone in the Universe, or are there as many planets supporting life as there are stars in the sky?

The ground-breaking science behind ambitious new schemes for restoring lost natural systems

Get to know just how intricate and fascinating your body really is with The Secret Life of the Human Body.

A fascinating exploration of a surprising advantage that humans have over our incoming robot masters: we're actually good at maths.

Dr Richard Gunderman shows how disease has shaped the evolution of our species and, if we don't take the proper steps, may yet threaten our very existence on this planet.

This analysis of dissonance theory and reduction studies the evolution of cognitive dissonance theory.

This book traces how our understanding of the universe has evolved from the Stone Age to modern day astronomers.

An exploration of the eruption of scientific activity in the Ancient Greek world

How do cats land on their feet? Discover how this question stumped brilliant minds and how its answer helped solve other seemingly impossible puzzles The question of how falling cats land on their feet has long intrigued humans. In this playful and eye-opening history, physicist and cat parent Gregory ...

“Rutherford describes Humanimal as being about the paradox of how our evolutionary journey turned ‘an otherwise average ape’ into one capable of creating complex tools, art, music, science, and engineering. It’s an intriguing question, one his book sets against descriptions of the infinitely ...

Now in paperback: the “vivid account of what the process of discovery was really like for an insider.”—Peter Higgs Particle physics as we know it depends on the Higgs boson: It’s the missing link between the birth of our universe—as a sea of tiny, massless particles—and the tangible world ...

If you could bring back just one animal from the past, what would you choose? It can be anyone or anything from history, from the King of the Dinosaurs, T. rex, to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley, and beyond.

De-extinction - the ability to bring extinct species back to life - is fast becoming ...

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize

What if Isaac Newton had never lived?

Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental ...

Schroe dinger' s Cat, the Higgs boson particle, string theory- concepts we' ve all heard of, but how far do we really understand them? Physics Squared guides you through these topics and more.10 chapters, 100 topics - an expansive subject area broken down into bite-sized key concepts.

Divided into sections covering physics, space, humanity, the brain, plants and animals, and linking stories from different fields, this book offers a journey of discovery for anyone with a passion for the world around them.