Popular Science
Supernormal Stimuli: How Primal Urges Overran Their Evolutionary Purpose
Hardback
How our once-helpful instincts got hijacked by our garish modern world.
The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory
Hardback
A guide to the best science writing, which tells the centuries-long story of our striving to understand the world.
Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution
Paperback
"Fresh…solid…full of suspense and intrigue." —Publishers Weekly
Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World - and How We Can Take It Back
Hardback
An eye—and ear—opening investigation into how the cacophony of our ever-noisier world affects our health, our well-being and our planet
When the Ice Is Gone: What a Greenland Ice Core Reveals About Earth's Tumultuous History and Perilous Future
Paperback
Paul Bierman’s realisation that Greenland’s ice sheet melted when Earth was no warmer than today sounds an alarm for our planet