In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O'Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds, and urges us to appreciate - and exercise - our miraculous ability.

So how do you handle everything life throws your way when you'd really prefer to tell everyone to get stuffed? Thomas Erikson will help you turn adversity into success with the help of the behavioural model made famous in Surrounded by Idiots.

The seven fundamental - and surprising - scientific truths of our existence.

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.

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.

The fascinating history of electromagnetism and how, in the not-so-distant future, the Earth's poles will switch places - with potentially catastrophic results

The follow-up to the highly successful Weird Maths takes us deeper into the wonderful weirdness of mathematics

The great genius of modern physics explains why quantum theory makes perfect sense

The startlingly young genius and his professor delve into the rich and strange world of mathematics

The great genius of modern physics explains why quantum theory makes perfect sense