Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists.

For many years, humans have been using the natural world as inspiration for everything from fashion to architecture, and medicine to transport, and it may come as a surprise to learn how many inventions have been motivated by animal design and behaviour.

A beautifully illustrated, full-colour guide to the periodic table and the stories behind its most significant elements.

We have already devised many ways to reduce climate change - some now proven, others encouraging and craving uptake. Each one is a solution to get behind. In 39 Ways to Save the Planet, Tom Heap reveals some of the real-world solutions to climate change that are happening around the world, right now.

Master the central ideas of maths that shape the world we live in today.

4.6 billion years of the story of life on Earth, in 52,000 words. Brief, brilliant and entirely gripping.

Fascinating insights into how the human brain has been understood and misunderstood throughout history from ancient times to the modern day.

From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, this is how we've used science to work out the time across the centuries

"Provocative enough to make you start questioning your each and every action."-Entertainment Weekly