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Thrilling Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall Authoritative and furious urgent and persuasive Sunday Times Compelling Roberts is that precious pearl a practising scientist who not only knows his field inside out but also understands how to write Guardian Oceans are the most mysterious places on earth Their depths remain largely unexplored yet ninety five percent of the planet s habitable space lies within them And now the life they support is in the balance Callum Roberts uses his lifetime s experience working with the oceans to take us on a panoramic tour beneath the seas exploring the richness of life in the deep and how it has altered over the centuries He shows the catastrophic impact of humanity on the oceans but also how we can restore them to life For anyone who loves the sea Ocean of Life is a wake up call an urgent alert Daily Mail At the heart of this book is a deep love of the ocean and a profound concern for its viability as a resource for us all Nature An impressive history one of this book s strengths is the many solutions Roberts outlines Financial Times

A great idea beautifully executed Popular Science A book of quiet wonder Ian Dunt I have learnt and remembered so much and so easily It s the mango ice cream of science books Hilary McKay Everything Alom writes is a joy to ponder his love of science is utterly contagious the perfect guide through things that might perplex Robin Ince A joyful exploration of fundamental questions about our world Shaha proves that science is for everyone Roma Agrawal Friendly informative and such fun to read Christopher Edge Alom Shaha is the science teacher many people will wish they had but didn t Philip Ball Here is the teacher you ll wish you had at school Jim S Al Khalili CBE A gentle and reassuring journey through school science perfect for polishing up both long forgotten knowledge and confidence and helping everyone to make science a part of their world Helen Czerski Have you ever wondered why the sky is blue Could you explain why ice cream melts Have you forgotten why scientists think the universe started with a Big Bang and do you understand the difference between respiration and breathing Why Don t Things Fall Up will gently remind you of everything you may have learnt once upon a time but have somehow forgot

Número 29 de las Monografías del Museo Nacional y Centro de Investigación de Altamira. Este número contiene esencialmente la memoria presentada por la Dra. Candela González-Riancho para obtener su título de Doctor en abril de 2021. Algunos nuevos resultados se han incorporado en el texto sin modificar la estructura inicial. Estos cambios no modifican de forma esencial las conclusiones obtenidas en su dia.

A COMPLETE UNCOMPLICATED GUIDE TO THE SCIENCE OF LIFE THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING Most scientists know only their own field Tim Coulson is at home with science as an integrated whole A pleasure to read and a lasting accomplishment Richard Dawkins Step aside Star Wars ours is the most astonishing origin story you ll ever hear and its beautifully told by Tim Coulson Professor Ken Norris Deputy Director of Science at the Natural History Museum Have you ever wondered why you exist What had to happen for you and all life on Earth to come into being What is the true answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything In The Universal History of Us Tim Coulson Professor of Zoology at Oxford takes us back to the beginning of everything the Big Bang 13 8 billion years ago From there he leads us step by step along the path to the most astonishing thing we have yet encountered the staggering complexity of the modern human mind Covering physics astronomy chemistry geology the emergence of life evolution consciousness and the rise of humankind yet written to be understood by anyone with a child s curiosity this book takes the biggest story of all and tells it simply grippingly and above all entertainingly It is the hi

The most incredible book Delia Smith Persuasive entertaining and well researched Sunday Times Plant based is best for health go vegan to help save the planet eat less meat Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy or eliminate them from our diets altogether But what if the pervasive message that the plant based diet will improve our health and save the planet is misleading or even false What if removing animal foods from our diet is a serious threat to human health and a red herring in the fight against climate change In THE GREAT PLANT BASED CON Jayne Buxton demonstrates that each of these what ifs is in fact a reality Drawing on the work of numerous health experts and researchers she uncovers how the separate efforts of a constellation of individuals companies and organisations are leading us down a dietary road that will have severe repercussions for our health and wellbeing and for the future of the planet THE GREAT PLANT BASED CON is neither anti plant nor anti vegan it is a call for us to take an honest look at the facts about human diets and their effect on the environment Shocking and eye opening this book outlines everything you need to

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

Look up The Art of Stargazing is the ultimate insider s guide to the night sky in which award winning space scientist and The Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin Pocock shares her expertise and unique insights into the marvellous world of stars Take a tour of the 88 constellations and explore the science history culture and romanticism behind these celestial bodies In this must have handbook for budding stargazers and anyone looking for a little more wonder in their lives Maggie will help you to identify stars and teach you the basics of naked eye observation offering fascinating facts plus advice on kit dark sky locations and much more Also included are beautiful illustrations to accompany each constellation and an easy to read sky map With Maggie by your side the night sky will truly come alive

A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling BRIAN COX Will appeal to fans of Yuval Noah Harari s Sapiens Mail on Sunday The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies Dogs became our companions Wheat fed a booming population Cattle gave us meat and milk Maize fuelled the growth of empires Potatoes brought us feast and famine Chickens led us to wonder about tomorrow Rice promised us a golden future Horses gave us strength and speed Apples travelled with us HUMANS TAMED THEM ALL For hundreds of thousands of years our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals to stay alive until they began to tame them Combining archaeology and cutting edge genetics Tamed tells the story of the greatest revolution in human history and reveals the fascinating origins of ten crucial domesticated species and how they in turn transformed us In a world creaking under the strain of human activity Alice Roberts urges us to look again at our relationship with the natural world and our huge influence upon it AN ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017

A book that would have had Darwin swooning anyone seriously interested in who we are and how we function should read this Guardian At the beginning of this century enormous progress had been made in genetics The Human Genome Project finished sequencing human DNA It seemed it was only a matter of time until we had all the answers to the secrets of life on this planet The cutting edge of biology however is telling us that we still don t even know all of the questions How is it that despite each cell in your body carrying exactly the same DNA you don t have teeth growing out of your eyeballs or toenails on your liver How is it that identical twins share exactly the same DNA and yet can exhibit dramatic differences in the way that they live and grow It turns out that cells read the genetic code in DNA more like a script to be interpreted than a mould that replicates the same result each time This is epigenetics and it s the fastest moving field in biology today The Epigenetics Revolution traces the thrilling path this discipline has taken over the last twenty years Biologist Nessa Carey deftly explains such diverse phenomena as how queen bees and ants control their colonies why tortoiseshell cats are always female why some plants need a period of cold be

At the beginning of the 21st century physics is being driven to very unfamiliar territory the domain of the incredibly small and the incredibly heavy The new world is a world in which both quantum mechanics and gravity are equally important But mysteries remain One of the biggest involved black holes Famed physicist Stephen Hawking claimed that anything sucked in a black hole was lost forever For three decades Leonard Susskind and Hawking clashed over the answer to this problem Finally in 2004 Hawking conceded THE BLACK HOLE WAR will explain the mind blowing science that finally won out and the emergence of a new paradigm that argues that the world your home your breakfast you is actually a hologram projected from the edges of space

In Molecules bestselling author Theodore Gray demonstrates through stunning never before seen images and illustrations how the elements of the periodic table combine to form the molecules that make up our world Everything physical is made up of the elements and the infinite variety of molecules they form when they combine with each other In Molecules Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best selling book The Elements A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe Here he explores through fascinating stories and trademark stunning photography the most interesting essential useful and beautiful of the millions of chemical structures that make up every material in the world Gray begins with an explanation of how atoms bond to form molecules and compounds as well as the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry He then goes on to explore the vast array of materials molecules can create including soaps and solvents goops and oils rocks and ores ropes and fibers painkillers and dangerous drugs sweeteners perfumes and stink bombs colors and pigments and controversial compounds including asbestos CFCs and thimerosal Big gorgeous photographs as well as diagrams of the compou

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Richard Dawkins author of The Selfish Gene The Blind Watchmaker and The God Delusion is one of science s greatest communicators This anthology of more than forty pieces is a kaleidoscopic argument for the power and the glory of science Breathtaking brilliant and passionate these essays journalism lectures and letters make an unanswerable case for the wonder of scientific discovery and its power to stir the imagination for the practical necessity of scientific endeavour to society and for the importance of the scientific way of thinking particularly in today s post truth world With an introduction and new commentary by the author subjects range from evolution and Darwinian natural selection to the role of scientist as prophet whether science is itself a religion the probability of alien life in other worlds and the beauties cruelties and oddities of earthly life in this one Alongside the explications the celebrations and the controversies are wonderfully funny ventures into satire and parody and moving personal reflections in memory and honour of others Science in the Soul is a sparkling showcase for Professor Dawkins rapier wit the clarity precision and vigour he brings to an argument the beauty of his pro

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024 Couldn t be a bolder more forthright SOS for sport The ObserverThe world of sport has a new opponent climate change In recent years a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California Players collapsed and play was suspended amid the heat and bushfire smoke at the Australian Tennis open Ski resorts in the Alps have turned into ghost towns Golf courses are sinking into the sea And then there s the Qatar World Cup among the greatest follies in sporting history one that saw hundreds perhaps thousands of heat induced deaths before a ball was even kicked The threat climate change poses to sport is clear but with billions of participants and fans around the world who rely on the sector for entertainment jobs fitness and health this is one industry we can t afford to lose In this book Madeleine Orr shows it doesn t have to be this way There are ways to mitigate and perhaps counter even the worst elements of climate change A world leading sport ecologist Madeleine interviews athletes coaches politicians and thought leaders to learn more about the inevitable consequences for thi

One bright February afternoon on a beach in Cornwall GavinPretor Pinney took a break from cloudspotting and started watching thewaves rolling into shore Mesmerised he wondered where they had comefrom and decided to find out He soon realised that waves don t justappear on the ocean they are everywhere around us and our livesdepend on them From the rippling beats of our hearts to the movement of food throughour digestive tracts and of signals across our brains waves are thetransport systems of our bodies Everything we see and hear reaches usvia light and sound waves and our information age is reliant on themicrowaves and infrared waves used by the telephone and internetinfrastructure From shockwaves unleashed by explosions to torsionalwaves that cause suspension bridges to collapse from sonar waves thatallow submarines to see with sound to Mexican waves that sweepthrough stadium crowds there were waves it seemed wherever Gavinlooked But what he wondered could they all have in common with oneswe splash around in on holiday By the time he made the ultimate surfer s pilgrimage to Hawaii Gavinhad become a world class wavewatcher although he was still rubbish atsurfing And while this fascinating funny book may not teach you howto ride the wave

An in depth look at the history of the environment Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our children and grandchildren Is the world sick Can it be healed Less than a lifetime ago these questions would have made no sense This was not because our ancestors had no impact on nature nor because they were unaware of the serious damage they had done What people lacked was an idea a way of imagining the web of interconnection and consequence of which the natural world is made Without this notion we didn t have a way to describe the scale and scope of human impact upon nature This idea was the environment In this fascinating book Paul Warde Libby Robin and Sverker Sorlin trace the emergence of the concept of the environment following World War II a period characterized by both hope for a new global order and fear of humans capacity for almost limitless destruction It was at this moment that a new idea and a new narrative about the planet wide impact of people s behavior emerged closely allied to anxieties for the future Now we had a vocabulary for talking about how we were changing nature resource exhaustion and energy biodiversity pollution and eventually climate

The deep sea is the last vast wilderness on the planet This is the story of how we imagine explore and exploit it For centuries myth makers and storytellers have concocted imaginary monsters of the deep and now scientists are looking there to find bizarre unknown species chemicals to make new medicines and to gain a greater understanding of how this world of ours works With an average depth of 12 000 feet and chasms that plunge much deeper it forms a frontier for new discoveries The Brilliant Abyss tells the story of our relationship with the deep sea how we imagine explore and exploit it It captures the golden age of discovery we are currently in and looks back at the history of how we got here while also looking forward to the unfolding new environmental disasters that are taking place miles beneath the waves far beyond the public gaze Throughout history there have been two distinct groups of deep sea explorers Both have sought knowledge but with different and often conflicting ambitions in mind Some people want to quench their curiosity many more have been lured by the possibilities of commerce and profit The tension between these two opposing sides is the theme that runs throughout the book while readers are taken on a chronological journey

A Waterstones Best Paperback of 2022 pick Perfect for fans of Radio 4 s The Infinite Monkey Cage and Professor Brian Cox A delightful and scintillating hymn to science Professor Carlo Rovelli Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations But twenty years later he fell in love and he now presents one of the world s most popular science podcasts Every year he meets hundreds of the world s greatest thinkers In this erudite and witty book Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn t just for the professionals Filled with interviews featuring astronauts comedians teachers quantum physicists neuroscientists and more as well as charting Robin s own journey with science The Importance of Being Interested explores why many wrongly think of the discipline as distant and difficult From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity can encourage much needed intellectual humility this optimistic and profound book will leave you filled with a thirst for intellectual adventure

In the early 1960s scientists at the University of California Berkeley set out to establish the key factors affecting health and longevity Their results known as the Alameda 7 you already know don t smoke drink in moderation sleep seven to eight hours a night exercise eat regular meals maintain a moderate weight eat breakfast Years later however the same team discovered an eighth factor one that proved more important than all the others social connection When we form meaningful bonds with others our wounds heal faster we shake off infections more quickly and our blood pressure drops We are less likely to have Alzheimer s heart attacks or strokes When people feel that they have strong social support they perform better on tests of mental focus memory and problem solving Greater connection can fuel creativity increase our financial stability and enhance our work productivity But making friends can also be daunting In The Laws of Connection David Robson does two important things he takes us through the fascinating science behind the effects of social connection and he unpacks the research that shows that we are all better at being social than we might think We meet ideas such as the liking gap and the gratitude gap learn to re

Plants have profoundly moulded the Earth s climate and the evolutionary trajectory of life Far from being silent witnesses to the passage of time plants are dynamic components of our world shaping the environment throughout history as much as that environment has shaped them In The Emerald Planet David Beerling puts plants centre stage revealing the crucial role they have played in driving global changes in the environment in recording hidden facets of Earth s history and in helping us to predict its future His account draws together evidence from fossil plants from experiments with their living counterparts and from computer models of the Earth System to illuminate the history of our planet and its biodiversity This new approach reveals how plummeting carbon dioxide levels removed a barrier to the evolution of the leaf how plants played a starring role in pushing oxygen levels upwards allowing spectacular giant insects to thrive in the Carboniferous and it strengthens fascinating and contentious fossil evidence for an ancient hole in the ozone layer Along the way Beerling introduces a lively cast of pioneering scientists from Victorian times onwards whose discoveries provided the crucial background to these and the other puzzles This underst

A novel approach to stargazing this stunning space book features step by step guides to identifying the key constellations across the northern hemisphere What do you see when you look up into the sky Have you ever wondered what the stars mean Or how they are connected Or what each constellation is called If so then this may be the book for you Little stargazers will enjoy paging through this awe inspiring astronomy book and learning all about the constellations their forms shapes and stories This stunning space book for kids explores different groups of stars specific to the Northern Hemisphere with step by step guides to identifying key constellations star spotting and planet spotting Sprinkled with stardust on every page budding stargazers aged 9 and over can explore A glow in the dark night sky viewer included with the book How to follow pathfinder stars to locate constellations Crystal clear diagrams and illustrations Easy to read maps Fact panels that explain constellations and space science The final spread of each chapter shows all the stars in the sky with constellations unmarked so that readers can practice star hopping Profile s of galaxies and nebulae in the night sky StarFinder for Beginners is packed with high quality imagery maps