Science & Mathematics
How the Zebra Got its Stripes
Léo Grasset
The Just So stories retold in the light of evolution by France's brightest young natural scientist
What's Next?
Jim Al-Khalili
Want to know what's next for the human race? Step into Jim Al-Khalili's time machine …
Calculating the Cosmos
Ian Stewart
One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the universe
The Voices Within
Charles Fernyhough
A wide-ranging look at the voices in all our heads, examining how we think and what it means for our lives and sense of self, now in paperback
The Perfect Bet
Adam Kucharski
A guide to how the world's smartest gamblers are using science to take on the house – and win – whether they're playing blackjack, having a…
Scientific Babel
Michael Gordin
'Michael Gordin's excellent Scientific Babel asks what drives the languages science uses, and how English came to dominate.' – New Scie…
Theories of Everything: Ideas in Profile
Frank Close
An account of theories of everything in the past, present and future
The Aquatic Ape Hypothesis
Elaine Morgan
Were the ancestors of modern humans more aquatic than those of other great apes?
Chancing It
Robert Matthews
How probability affects our lives by one of Britain's leading science writers.
Island on Fire
Alexandra Witze
The 1783 eruption of Laki led to Europe's year without summer – and it is due again soon
Aliens
Jim Al-Khalili
The ALIENS invasion is coming … a new collection of writing from the best scientific thinkers in the galaxy
The Switch
Chris Goodall
Tracing the switch from fossil fuels to solar power and looking at the technology, people and trends that will take us there
How to Bake Pi
Eugenia Cheng
Möbius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi – this is maths, but not as you know it.In How to Bake Pi, mathematical crusad…
Life's Greatest Secret
Matthew Cobb
This thrilling account shows how discovering DNA has fundamentally influenced the way we think of life and affected every aspect of our lives. Now ava…
The Vital Question
Nick Lane
A game-changing book on the origins of life, called the most important scientific discovery 'since the Copernican revolution' in the Observe…
Geography: Ideas in Profile
Danny Dorling
A clear and accessible introduction to geography by two experts in the topic, part of the Ideas in Profile series
Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers
Ian Stewart
The new mathematical bestseller from Professor Ian Stewart
Adventures in Human Being
Gavin Francis
Oliver Sacks meets Bear Grylls in this unique voyage around the human body, from the prize-winning author of Empire Antarctica. Now available in paper…
States of Mind
Mark Haddon
A lively collection of literature, science and art delving into the mysteries of human consciousness, with a new introduction by Mark Haddon
Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries
Ian Stewart
Solving mathematical riddles with the world's most popular maths sleuth.