The story of how our ancestors made the first tentative steps towards becoming human, how we lost our fur but gained language, fire and tools, and how we strode out of Africa, invented farming and cities and ultimately created modern civilisation.

A mind-bending journey into the secret world - and intelligence - of plants

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: a deep dive into the science and nature of aging

This playful manifesto - presented for the plant nation by a leading neurobiologist - is an international bestseller.

Monitor lizards (genus Varanus) have attracted a great deal of interest - these large and impressive lizards are often the centerpiece of reptile house exhibits. This title presents an account of virtually things important that is known about monitor lizards, beginning with species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses.