Earth sciences

How to Snog a Hagfish!

Discover the incomparable beauty of the Northern Lights with this accessible guide for aspiring astronomers and seasoned night sky observers.

Hay quien ha llamado a la corriente del Golfo "la autopista del mar": una masa de agua visiblemente diferente, más caliente y más rápida que el océano que la circunda, con una trayectoria y una circulación propias, capaz de alterar el clima de las costas que toca, de desviar los barcos y de calentar la cerveza de sus bodegas.

Begrenzte Ressourcen - das Ende des Wachstums: Versiegende Energievorräte und zunehmender Verbrauch von Ressourcen durch den Menschen auf dem räumlich und inhaltlich begrenzten Planeten Erde - ein schleichender, kaum spürbarer Prozess: Es gibt keinen unbegrenzten Zufluss von Öl, Gas, Kohle und Uran.

Erich ist Literaturwissenschaftler und forscht als Experte für Weltuntergangsszenarien zu den Auswirkungen des Küstenschwunds in England; in wenigen Tagen wird er nach Bath reisen, wo er einen lange ersehnten Lehrauftrag angenommen hat.

Eine (Zeit-)Reise in die Welt der UrzeitriesenDinosaurier.

Hitze, wie wir sie aus fernen Urlaubsregionen kannten, sintflutartiger Starkregen, verheerende Stürme: Ist das schon Klimawandel – oder immer noch "nur" Wetter?

Hem d'entendre el planeta per sumar-nos a la revolució de l'Ara o mai.

"Este libro es el resultado de una investigación de más de cinco años, cuya finalidad fue impulsar una política de educación pública en Colombia orientada a la gestión del riesgo por rayos.

«Das Watt ist ein Trick der Natur, der uns erlaubt, das Meer zu Fuß zu besuchen.

How to predict the weather with a cup of coffee and other essential techniques for surviving the 9-5.

The No Logo of climate change - a book that shows how global warming is not a theory we should still debate, but something that has already happened on a global scale.

The latest in the popular 'Quick ID Guide' series, this compact little book is an easy-to-use identification guide to the whales, dolphins and seals found in southern African waters and the Southern Ocean.

Quartz sand is anywhere and everywhere imaginable on the surface of the Earth.

This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth.

The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race - the most dramatic in yacht racing historyThe waters between Sydney and Hobart are famously treacherous.

Der Autor hat in weiten Bereichen der Provinz Málaga und in Teilbereichen der Provinz Cádiz die verschiedenen Greifvogelarten systematisch kartiert.

The Times Science Book of the Year.

In this revelatory book, Callum Roberts uses his lifetime's experience working with the oceans to show why they are the most mysterious places on earth, their depths still largely unexplored.

Das vorliegende Buch erzählt die wahre Geschichte mehrerer handaufgezogener Strassentauben, die eigentlich ausgewildert werden sollten, sich aber nach erfolgreicher Auswilderung und Anschluss an die wilden Tauben, dennoch dafür entschieden, bei ihrem Ziehvater zu leben, ohne aber den Anschluss an die wild lebenden Artgenossen aufzugeben.

Das vorliegende Buch erzählt die wahren Geschichten von gestrandeten Vogelpfleglingen, ihrer Vorbereitung auf ihr Leben in Freiheit und dem z.

'In the gloom it came along the branches towards me, its round, hypnotic eyes blazing, its spoon-like ears turning to and fro independently like radar dishes .

An enchanting tale of travels among South East Asia's Sea Gypsies, scattered groups of semi-nomadic fisher people who occupy the spaces between the islands.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to80 of themost common and sought-afterrocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America.

'A book of wonders' Bee Wilson, Sunday Times Books of the YearWinner of the Wainwright Prize 2022 - Eating to Extinction is an astonishing journey through the past, present and future of food, showing why reclaiming a diverse food culture is vital.

Buon appetito!

Killer tornadoes.

A charming celebration of all things snow.

The definitive history of the modern climate change era, from an award-winning writer who has been at the centre of the fight for more than thirty yearsIn 1979, President Jimmy Carter was presented with the findings of scientists who had been investigating whether human activities might change the climate in harmful ways.

This is a book about the dramatic periods in the Earth's history called mass extinctions - short periods (by geological standards) when life nearly died out on Earth.

A beautifully presented, practical gift guide for all surf seekers.

Rocks, Gems, and Minerals is a field guide to80 of themost common and sought-afterrocks, gems, and minerals hidden throughout North America.

Der Autor hat in weiten Bereichen der Provinz Málaga und in Teilbereichen der Provinz Cádiz die verschiedenen Greifvogelarten systematisch kartiert.

'Steve Brusatte, the author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, brings mammals out from the shadow of their more showy predecessors .

In 2019 the most comprehensive survey ever of adders was published.

A rich, informative and entertaining compendium of weather facts, weather stories and weather-related fun and trivia!

A beautiful little guide to one of life's simple pleasures - pebble spotting.

Did you know that Therizinosaurus had a claw longer than a man's arm?

This latest book in the bestselling '50 Ideas' series is a wonderfully accessible overview of the only place we know of in the universe that is capable of sustaining life.

'A beautiful gift.

Economic growth, progress, industry and, erm, stuff have all come in for a sharp kicking from the green left and beyond in recent years.

There's nothing the British love more than discussing the weather and debating what it's going to do next.