Popular science books

This fully-updated second edition follows the evidence all the way from the crime scene to the court room  Read More >>

The alchemical roots of unusual scientific discoveries made by the American and Nazi space programs.  Read More >>

From flowers to bridges, buildings, coke machines, and snowflakes; from molecules to walnuts, fences, pine cones,...  Read More >>

What do railways, mingling at parties, mazes, and the internet all have in common? All are networks - people or...  Read More >>

"Brian Hayes is one of the accomplished essayists active - a claim supported not only by his prolific and high-quality...  Read More >>

Robert Lanza is one of the most respected scientists in the world a US News and World Report cover story called...  Read More >>

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Frank Close explores the strange mirror world of antimatter, revealing that the reality is even more fascinating...  Read More >>

In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora...  Read More >>

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The bestselling author of Stiff and Six Feet Over sets her outrageous and insightful gaze on the most alluring scientific...  Read More >>

Provides a walkthrough to the world of brain-inspired computing and mind-related questions. Bringing together diverse...  Read More >>

Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding them? This title reveals...  Read More >>

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Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors,...  Read More >>

In May 1990 a Korean freighter spilled its cargo - over 60,00 Nike sneakers - into the North Pacific. Curtis Ebbesmeyer...  Read More >>

Contains over 3000 essential facts about our world. Chapters contain information on flora and fauna of the world,...  Read More >>

On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. For thirty years he...  Read More >>

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""David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today.""--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard...  Read More >>

Inspired by a wartime mission to occupied China, Joseph Needham started writing what would become a twenty-four-volume...  Read More >>

The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search...  Read More >>

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This book offers an engaging overview of the history of the telescope, which burst onto the world stage four centuries...  Read More >>

Examines how mathematical concepts like number, geometric truth, infinity, and proof have been employed by artists,...  Read More >>