Category Archives: Science

Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on earth,Continue reading “Life’s Edge”

From a star astrophysicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos – and a call for more just, inclusive practice of science. Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a result. But as Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein makes brilliantlyContinue reading “The Disordered Cosmos”

A new anthology of the internationally best-selling science writer’s work, bringing together his writing about some of the most important science literature of our age to explore its key themes. Includes exclusive new commentary and conversation with other great science thinkers of our time. At a time when science can seem complex and remote, itContinue reading “Books do Furnish a Life”

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice. Have you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can’t for the life of you remember the name of that actorContinue reading “Remember”

A landmark exploration of how colour works in the natural world – colour as disguise, as seduction, and as an expression of power – to accompany a new BBC/Netflix series with David Attenborough. Beauty is more than skin deep.’The natural world is awash with colour, but we are only seeing half the story. If weContinue reading “Life in Colour”

The best-selling physicist returns with a thrilling account of the search for the ‘god equation’ This is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a single, revolutionary ‘god equation’ which would tie all the forces in the universe together, yet neverContinue reading “The God Equation”

9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union’s most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile – originally designed to carry a nuclear warhead – and blasts into the skis. His name is Yuri Gagarin and he is about toContinue reading “Beyond”

Pain seems like a fairly straightforward experience – you get hurt and it, well, hurts. But how would you describe it? By the number of broken bones or stitches? By the cause – the crowning baby, the sharp knife, the straying lover? What does a 7 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 reallyContinue reading “Ouch!”

How are illnesses diagnosed? What is cancer? Why are some pandemics so deadly? This book explores big questions like these, explaining the breakthroughs and discoveries that have shaped our modern-day understanding of medicine and helped us protect and promote our health. Written in plain English, The Medicine Book cuts through the jargon and is packedContinue reading “The Medicine Book”

How the Universe works – and how we explore it – explained in simple words and clever graphics. The clearest, most visual guide to space and the Universe for complete beginners to astronomy. Have you ever asked yourself how big the Universe is, how far it is to the nearest star, or what came beforeContinue reading “How Space Works”