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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF NEW SCIENTIST'S BEST NEW SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR: 'An insider's must-read book.

Every Molecule Tells a Story, Second Edition continues the celebration of molecules responsible for the experiences of everyday life: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the chemicals that fuel our living, the steroids that give us sex, the colours of the seasons, the drugs that heal us, and the scented molecules that enrich our diet and our encounters with each other.

Every Molecule Tells a Story, Second Edition continues the celebration of molecules responsible for the experiences of everyday life: the air we breathe, the water we drink, the chemicals that fuel our living, the steroids that give us sex, the colours of the seasons, the drugs that heal us, and the scented molecules that enrich our diet and our encounters with each other.

The ability to provide quality juices that contain proper vitamins and nutritional components strongly depends on the processes fruits undergo during the various stages of industrial manufacturing.

At the Root of Things: The Subatomic World is a journey into the world of elementary particles-the basic constituents of all matter in the universe-and the nature of the interactions among them.

This book describes a number of simple methods for showing that light is polarised and determining the direction of vibration.

Passion for objects and love for science: scientists and students reflect on how objects fired their scientific imaginations.

The subject of mathematics is not something distant, strange, and abstract that you can only learn about-and often dislike-in school.

The Trouble with Physics is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics: of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes.

A profound, human history of biology s most vital idea.

Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)?

Passion for objects and love for science: scientists and students reflect on how objects fired their scientific imaginations.

The heart-wrenchingly honest new book about life and death from forensic pathologist and bestselling author of UNNATURAL CAUSES, Dr Richard ShepherdA TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Deeply insightful.

'A funny and beautifully written welcome to the enigmatic, weird and wonderful world of wasps' DAVE GOULSON, author of SILENT EARTHThere may be no insect with a worse reputation than the wasp, and none guarding so many undiscovered wonders.

Why do we love who we love?

30-Second Chemistry presents the 50 most important ideas in the science of matter its composition, structure, properties and how it changes.

This whistlestop guide teaches you everything you need to know about the fascinating science of genetics!

As Space X works to reduce the barriers of access to space and Virgin Galactic forges a path to commercial spaceflight for the masses, we have begun to cross the realms of science fiction into the reality of humans viewing the cosmos with their own eyes.

30-Second Engineering surveys the tasks andchallenges that engineers face in every field, from civil to electrical, and explores their methods, inventions, and achievements.

'Engrossing, richly informative .

'BRILLIANTLY CLEAR AND CAPTIVATING PROSE' STEPHEN FRYA WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and why we love to play them.

'Six degrees of separation' is a cliche, as is 'it's a small world', both cliches of the language and cliches of everyday experience.

The acclaimed Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the Wizards of Discworld.

The universe literally encompasses everything we were, are and will be, everything we knew, know and can know.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Truly fascinating.

What is Life?

This is not a book of facts; it's a book of 'facts'.

Prepare to view the world through a new lens SPEED a groundbreaking exploration that challenges your perceptions of life s driving force, from the internationally bestselling author There is perhaps no other academic who paints pictures with numbers like Smil GuardianIn a world that feels like it s moving faster than ever, Smil examines how our relentless pursuit of speed in areas such as production, travel and communication shapes not only our technological landscape but also our social and environmental realities.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed.

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

This fascinating book explores the mathematics involved in all your favourite sports.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed.

Land snails are pests of crops.

Why have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction?

Over 150 of the world's leading scientists and thinkers offer their choice of the ideas, strategies and arguments that will help all of us understand our world, and its future, better.

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Land snails are pests of crops.

'Eating the Sun' is the story of the discovery of a miracle: the source of life itself.

A COMPLETE, UNCOMPLICATED GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING INBETWEEN Most scientists know only their own field.

The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.

THE NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND TIKTOK SENSATION DR JULIE, AUTHOR OF WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE?

We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims.

Discover What Rodents Know About the Good Life

What can the common laboratory rat tell us about being human?

Offering a summary of the current state of knowledge in autism research, Defining Autism looks at the different genetic, neurological and environmental causes of, and contributory factors to autism.

Almost everybody has an obsession or feels a compulsion to do something a certain way.

A detailed exploration of the variety of threats that endangered species are facing around the world, whether they are due to human impact or so-called natural causes.

Including the work of 12 authors from institutions such as Colorado State University, Frostburg State University, Michigan State University, Salisbury University, Texas Woman's University, University of Birmingham, University of California; Irvine, University of California; Merced, and William Jessup University, Rocklin; California, the collection of essays explores the broad range of animals who share our planet and attempts to recognize our responsibility as humans to take their interests seriously.

Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.