The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf
$35.00 AUD
Category: Popular Science
This is the first book about the science and natural history of darkness How much light is too much light? Satellite pictures show our planet as a brightly glowing orb. In our era of 24/7 illumination, an excess of light is a pressing problem. Just about every creature on earth, humans included, operat ...Show more
The Dawn of Language: How We Came to Talk by Sverker Johansson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Who was "the first speaker" and what was their first message? Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users. The Dawn of Language ...Show more
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." ; *Los Angeles Times "POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing." ; *The Washington Post Book ...Show more
The Equations of Life: How Physics Shapes Evolution by Charles Cockell
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Britain's foremost astrobiologist offers an accessible and game-changing account of why life is like it is.
The Future is Fungi: How Fungi Can Feed Us, Heal Us, Free Us and Save Our World by Michael Lim, Yun Shu
$49.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
The kingdom of fungi has survived all five major extinction events. They are the architects of the natural world, integral to all life. They sustain critical ecosystems, recycling nutrients and connecting plants across vast areas, and help to produce many staples of modern life, such as wine, chocolate, ...Show more
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages by Tom Ireland
$34.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fighting an invisible war. Countless times per second, 'good' viruses known as phages are infecting and destroying bacteria. These phages are the most abundant life form on the planet and have an incredible pow ...Show more
The Hidden Life of Trees - What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their chi ...Show more
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language by Mark Forsyth
$39.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
A new, beautifully illustrated hardback edition of the bestselling Etymologicon, published on its tenth anniversary. 'Witty and erudite ... stuffed with the kind of arcane information that nobody strictly needs to know, but which is a pleasure to learn nonetheless.' - Independent.The Etymologicon is an ...Show more
The Little Book of the Elements: A Pocket Guide to the Periodic Table by Jack Challoner
$12.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.
Everything in the universe is made up of the elements - including us. Forged in the Big Bang, the elements and their resulting compounds created the solar system, planet Earth, the air we breathe, the water we rely on and the proteins that would become life. In fact, everything in the known Universe is ...Show more
The Maths of Life and Death by Kit Yates
$26.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster. We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us r ...Show more
The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
An intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor--the Moon--that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and sh ...Show more
The Number Bias by Sanne Blauw
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science
Even if you don't consider yourself a numbers person, you are a numbers person. The time has come to put numbers in their place. Not high up on a pedestal, or out on the curb, but right where they belong: beside words. It is not an overstatement to say that numbers dictate the way we live our lives. Th ...Show more