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At a time of fear and anxiety of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, leading writers look at twenty ways the response could make the world a better place.

A journey through the evolving cosmos, considering how human survival will depend on otherworldly perspectives.

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are. The ancient inheritance that is now driving us to ruin.

An incredible illustrated tour through the cutting-edge of physics

'A book of marvels, marvellously written' RICHARD DAWKINS A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bio-luminescence, the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness, and what it tells us about the future of life on Earth.

Getting to the heart of the Artificial Intelligence debate.

Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at the work still to be done.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.