Popular science

How do we know if there is water on Mars?

What do you know about planet Earth?

Astronauts live and study on space stations as they orbit Earth.

What do you know about the Moon?

'Why is there a world rather than nothing at all?

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Using an exceptionally clear writing style, minimal scientific jargon, and vivid photos and drawings, this book provides a comprehensive view of the fundamentals of entomology.

Science is the great intellectual adventure, but can also be an instrument of profit, power, and privilege.

The mathematics behind some of the world's most amazing card tricksMagical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks-and the profound mathematical ideas behind them-that will astound even the most accomplished magician.

An insider's view on bringing extinct species back to lifeCould extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life?

Blast off in this exciting exploration of these essential space machines!

The natural world is full of rhythms.

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Have you ever daydreamed about digging a hole to the other side of the world?

From brightly coloured corals to shimmering shoals of fish, the diversity of life on a coral reef is celebrated in this visually stunning picture book with a strong ecological message about the need to protect this most precious of environments.

How did it all begin?

Sleep.

Learn the funny and fascinating story of Charles Darwin and the groundbreaking discoveries that resulted from his love of the humble worm in this hilarious, illustrated children's book.

This book is backwards!

Tom likes to dream of being all sorts of things, from sea creatures and monsters to flowers and trees.

Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day.

Dynamic naturalist Michael Blencowe has travelled the globe to uncover the fascinating backstories of eleven extinct animals, which he shares with charm and insight inGone.

Meet the tiny-but-tough tardigrade and the awe-inspiring blue whale in this illustrated introduction to invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

'J r mie Harris is a very funny scientist.

A number one Irish bestseller, and winner of the Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the Irish Book AwardsIn this fascinating and thought-provoking book, Professor Luke O'Neill grapples with life's biggest questions and tells us what science has to say about them.

What is life like on the International Space Station?

If youre keen to get your children or grandchildren interested in the natural world, Love Bees could be just what you need to fire their imaginations.

A bold, provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes - and what we can do about itWe are living through the most prosperous age in all of human history, yet we are listless, divided and miserable.

For most of the past 300 million years, the world's continents were interlinked as the supercontinents Pangaea and then Gondwana.

A concise and accessible introduction to the concept of species, exploring its historical, biological and philosophical uses.

From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials.

Scintillating, surprising, inventive fiction from one of the most talented writers in Britain - this is a superb collection of short stories from the acclaimed author of the Chaos Walking series and 'More Than This'.

Learn how to read the clues and signs of trees with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley'I could write a book about this book.

Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling popular science writer Lawrence Krauss explores cosmology's greatest unanswered questions.

With lyrical text, enchanting illustrations, and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page.

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What makes mathematics so special?

Why is it that Tony Blair always wore the same pair of shoes when answering Prime Minister's Questions?

The seventh of 15 short atlases reimagining the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.

Have you ever wondered how it's possible to build a skyscraper, a big bridge, a jumbo jet, or a cruise liner?

The seventh of 15 short atlases reimagining the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK 2024A fascinating and original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its history - for thousands of years.

La araña huachicolera expone la evidencia —o la falta de ella— detrás de creencias populares, leyendas urbanas, charlatanerías y mitos que rigen el mundo de la pseudociencia, aquellos que aparecen en los medios digitales acompañados de frases como "lo dice la ciencia" o "científicos aseguran".

In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible.

In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible.

You are surrounded by stickiness.

'The one-woman backbone of menopause care in Ireland' IRISH INDEPENDENTSuddenly feeling hot?

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