Mathematics & science

On 14 September 2015, after 50 years of searching, gravitational waves were detected for the first time and astronomy changed for ever. Until t...

'Clear and compact ... It's hard to fault as a brief, easily digestible introduction to some of the biggest questions in the Universe' Giles Sparro...

Product Description Infinity is a profoundly counter-intuitive and brain-twisting subject that has inspired some great thinkers - and provoked and...

We are all increasingly bewildered by the simple question of what to eat. Despite advice from experts, governments and dieticians about the dangers...

'This is not simply a book of ideas, it is also a book of stories, most astounding, many heartbreaking' - Bryan Appleyard, SUNDAY TIMES Since the ...

"Introducing Genetics" takes readers on a journey through this new science to the discovery of DNA and the heart of the human gene map. In everyday...

Innovative, authoritative, and captivating - Life is the most balanced experimentally-based biology text available. It offers an engaging and coher...

About the Author Brian Clegg studied physics at the University of Cambridge and is now an award-winning and bestselling science writer and public ...

Imagine being able to hear for the first time, or see in full-colour, or take your first steps on Earth. This incredible book celebrates the remark...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2022*** ***SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE 2022*** 'Fascinating... timely...

An irresistible stocking-filler: a hilarious romp through the science of Christmas. How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christma...

'If you want to see what that future might look like, Duncan's book is a fun place to start' NPR 'Intensely readable, downright terrifying, and su...

Synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist and science historian, Michael Shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form be...

In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative and irrevere...

In 2006 Dr Adrian Owen and his team made medical history. They discovered a new realm of consciousness, somewhere between life and death, which the...

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK An original and revelatory journey through the three-billion-year history of slime - a substance upon which we and ...

From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, Nature provides the 'natural services' that keep the economy going. From the recycling miracles in the soil; ...

Science is beautiful. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science brings the wonderful wo...

How to Live in Space is the ultimate guide to your future life in space. Physicist and astronomer Colin Stuart takes you through the training proce...

The Bible was the first scientific textbook of all; and it got some things right (and plenty more wrong). Steve Jones' new book rewrites it in the ...

‘Entertaining and engrossing’ Sean Carroll Press the snooze button on your alarm once too often and you soon remember the importance of good tim...

Uncover the mind-blowing complexities of the brain and how it affects our personalities, behaviours and more. Written by Professor of Cognitive Ne...

Close your eyes and ask yourself, 'what do I feel?' You might feel thirsty or tired. You might feel healthy and well or perhaps a little under the...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 BARBELLION PRIZE* *A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week* As seen on Sky Arts Book Club with Elizabeth Day and Andi Oliver An e...

What would happen if you took a swim outside a deep-sea submarine wearing only Speedos? How long could you last if you stood on the surface of the ...

Review Dr Susan Greenfield ... is rightly admired as a popular communicator and THE HUMAN BRAIN: A GUIDED TOUR will appeal as a Baedeker to the br...

Review A fun read ― Significance magazine Product Description From pseudoscience to incorrect assumptions and unfounded belief, science hasn't a...

From the Back Cover Implicit bias affects us all, every day of our lives. But it can be overcome. Here's how we begin to change our minds. Implici...

‘Intimate and thoughtful… Exciting… [A] sweeping evolutionary history.’ Science The author of the bestselling Your Inner Fish gives us a brilliant,...

Deep time is the timescale of the geological events that have shaped our planet. Whilst so immense as to challenge human understanding, its evidenc...

From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown br...

Who are the most important men and women whose notions and theories have changed the world? When Isaac Newton claimed that he only saw further bec...