The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Reading Level: very good
A New York Times Critics' Top Book of 2017One of Washington Post's 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction in 2017One of Booklist's Top 10 Science Books of 2017 "An immersive, mildly gonzo and depressingly well-timed book about the drenching effects of global warming, and a powerful reminder that we can bury our ...Show more
2062: The World that AI Made by Toby Walsh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science
Many people think the future is something we need to adjust to, rather than what we decide through the choices we make today. This book looks at the choices we are starting to make that will define this future. The majority of experts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics predict we are likely to ...Show more
Origins: How the Earth Made Us by Lewis Dartnell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Pop Science
Why do so many of us eat cereal for breakfast?Is it because we like the taste? Or because 20 millions years ago, a certain species of plant colonised the same hospitable land that humanity did?Why is the world the way it is?If we follow chains of explanation as far back as they go - and keep asking, lik ...Show more
2020 Australasian Sky Guide by Nick Lomb
$16.95 AUD
Category: Pop Science
Compact, easy to use and reliable, this popular guide by well-known astronomer and author Dr Nick Lomb has been providing stargazers with everything they need to know about the southern night sky for over 25 years. The 2020 guide contains monthly sky maps, an Indigenous astronomy section, viewing tips a ...Show more
Galaxies: The Origins and Destiny of Our Universe by GOVERT SCHILLING
$59.95 AUD
Category: Pop Science
A sweeping tour of the galaxies, from our Milky Way to infinity. Galaxies are glittering islands in the Universe, interwoven in the web of Dark Matter. From Earth's mountaintops enormous telescopes peer deep beyond the Milky Way, while space telescopes locate majestic images, and through seemingly mira ...Show more
Climate Emergency Atlas by .
$24.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science
Our house is on fire - it's time to wake up to the climate crisis facing planet Earth before it's too late. Which countries generate the highest CO2 emissions? Which coastal cities are most vulnerable to rising sea levels? What will the polar ice caps look like in 10 years' time? Which countries have su ...Show more
Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything (HB) by Theodore Gray
$35.00 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Reading Level: very good
In his highly anticipated sequel to The Elements, Theodore Gray demonstrates 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 M ...Show more
Elements by Jack Challoner
$29.95 AUD
Category: Pop Science
The Elements: An Interactive Guide to the Building Blocks of our Universe is an illustrated reference book to the elements that make up everything in our universe. General information about the properties, behaviour and occurrence of the elements, their main compounds and their principal uses is given. ...Show more
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos by Leonard Mlodinow
$39.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science
In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the stud ...Show more
Ravenous: How to get ourselves and our planet into shape by Henry Dimbleby, Jemima Lewis
$34.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science
The food system no longer serves us: it's killing us. Here's why we should be hungry for change
After - A Doctor Explores What near-Death Experiences Reveal about Life and Beyond by Bruce Greyson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science
After is a ground-breaking book for anyone curious about the scope of the human mind, the nature of consciousness, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. 'Absorbing and convincing' Daily Mail An Independent book of the month ___ What happens when we die? Ten per cent of people whose hearts stop, and ...Show more
Gemstones by Cally Hall; Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Series: DK Handbooks Ser.
Packed with more than 800 vivid full-color photographs of more than 130 varieties of cut and uncut stones, organic gemstones, and precious metals, this concise guide combines its stunning visuals with a systematic approach that enables you to recognize each gemstone instantly. Published by Dorling Kinde ...Show more