The tenth anniversary edition of the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius. With a new Foreword by the celebrated astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Based on the popular Harvard University and EdX class, Science and Cooking explores the scientific basis of why recipes work.

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL, Sophie Scott, presents what you need to know about the brain in ten compelling essays for people short on time

The journey of a lifetime exploring the question of whether life is inevitable or a one-off fluke, and how it got kick-started.

To some, science is simply a means to an end; to others it is an almost spiritual meditation on theories and formulae.

The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs.

A radical work of nature writing and philosophical enquiry, resituating us in our real human skins.

Richard Dawkins explores the wonder of flight. A book about flying - from the mythical Icarus, to the sadly extinct but magnificent bird Argentavis magnificens, to the British Airways pilots of today.