Alice OutwaterAn environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource.Water:...

Miles KellyBattle through rain, wind and blizzards as you get to grips with wild weather! Discover everything you need to know about weather with this brilliant book. One hundred facts,...

Kristine C HarperWeather by the Numbers: The Genesis of Modern MeteorologyThe history of the growth and professionalization of American meteorology and its transformation into a physics- and mathematics-based scientific discipline.For...

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Roger PenroseOne of our most distinguished scientists offers a radical new theory of the origin, and ultimate end, of the Universe.Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling The Road to...

Addy ProssSeventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' This problem has puzzled biologists and physical scientists ever since.Living...

What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry John Markoff “This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written,...

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Mick O'HareWhy Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze? is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the 'Last Word' column of New Scientist, the world's best-selling science weekly. Following...

Andrew Newberg, MD, Eugene D'Aquill, MD, PhD, and Vince Rause Why have we humans always longed to connect with something larger than ourselves? Even today in our technologically advanced age,...

Glenn MurphyA fun, doodle-filled reworking of Why is Snot Green? by the acclaimed Glenn Murphy!304 pagesPublished September 11th 2014 by Pan MacMillan (first published January 1st 2007)

Amir D AczelThe renowned science writer, mathematician, and bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem masterfully refutes the overreaching claims the "New Atheists," providing millions of educated believers with a clear,...