Space (Pocket Eyewitness) by DK
$12.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Pocket Eyewitness
Become a space traveller and explore our Solar System and the Universe beyond in a cool mini encyclopedia that's packed with pictures.With space facts at your fingertips, Pocket Eyewitness Spacemakes learning about space fun. With more than 170 profiles on planets, stars, meteorites, and moons, you'll s ...Show more
Spark: The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life by Timothy J. Jorgensen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
A fresh look at electricity and its powerful role in life on Earth When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic devices--or perhaps we envision the lightning-streaked clouds of a stormy sky. But electricity is more than a ...Show more
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science
First, a horse in Brisbane falls ill: fever, swelling, bloody froth. Then thirteen others drop dead. The foreman at the stables becomes ill and the trainer dies. What is going on? As globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that origin ...Show more
Story of Life: Evolution (Welcome to the Museum) by Katie Scott
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Welcome To The Museum
This new extended edition of Story of Life is the perfect gift for those w ith a love of the natural w orld. W ander the galleries - open 365 days a year - and discover a collection of curated exhibits on every page, accompanied by informative text. Each chapter features key species from a different geo ...Show more
Subterranea by Chris Fitch
$49.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
If you were to peel back the Earth's surface like an orange, then take a sly peek underneath, what extraordinary things would you see? Subterranea is where the world's remaining mysteries are yet to be found. For millennia, across nations and cultures, it has been a hotbed of fantastical stories. It's w ...Show more
Superheavy - Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Shortlisted for the 2020 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousand ...Show more
Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy e ...Show more
Telomere Effect by Elizabeth Blackburn; Elissa Epel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
A ground breaking book on the history of Telomeres offering fresh advice on how to slow down aging and lengthen life. Nobel prize winning Doctor Elizabeth Blackburn and leading health psychologist Dr Elissa Epel have discovered biological markers called Telomeres which can help to understand how healthy ...Show more
Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life by Brian Clegg
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet.
Testosterone - The Story of the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us by Carole Hooven
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Through riveting personal stories and the latest research, Harvard evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven shows how testosterone drives the behaviour of the sexes apart and how understanding the science behind this hormone is empowering for all.'With all the talk about testosterone in sex, sports and poli ...Show more
The Best Australian Science Writing 2022 by Ivy Shih (Editor); Norman Swan (Foreword by)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: The\Best Australian Science Writing Seri Ser.
What can a microbial gravesite on a moon teach us? Why are a group of scientists risking their life to safeguard a seed bank? How does a virus detective story show us why we need to be vigilant about the next disease outbreak? Great science writing compels us to pay attention to parts of the world often ...Show more
The Blue Wonder - Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights from the Ocean by Frauke Bagusche; Jamie McIntosh (Translator)
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
An Intimate Account of the Beauty and Mystery of the Ocean, Revealing Why, with each Breath, we are Inextricably Linked to its "Blue Wonder". Book jacket.