In this book, Richard Dawkins urges us to put aside superstitions and wake up to a universe far more wondrous than those in any myths, by describing the difference between accident and design in evolution.

Why do we thinking, rational, immensely clever, supposedly sensible beings behave so ruthlessly, competitively and selfishly that human life has become all but unbearable and we have nearly destroyed our own planet? Are we a flawed species, some sort of evolutionary mistake, fundamentally worthless beings - or are we possibly the absolute heroes of the story of life on Earth? How are we to make sense of the awesome contradictions of the human condition?...

Explores the characteristics of reptiles and their environment.

Richard Fortey chronicles life's history not through the fossil record, but through the stories of organisms that have survived, almost unchanged, through geological time.

Gives facts about plants and how they have adapted to to survive.

A colourful introduction to genetics, with facts relating to nature.

An exploration of why the various branches of science are important.

An illustrated look at some aspects of the human body, including organs, hair and the digestion.

What would it be like to visit the ancient landscapes of the past? To experience the Jurassic or Cambrian worlds, to wander among these other lands, as creatures extinct for millions of years roam? In this mesmerizing debut, the award-winning palaeontologist Thomas Halliday gives us a breath-taking up close encounter with worlds that are normally unimaginably distant. Journeying backwards in time from the most recent Ice Age to the dawn of complex...

This is an in-depth textbook and reference in cell biology. By extracting the fundamental concepts from this field, the authors tell the story of cell biology and create a coherent framework through which non-expert readers may approach the subject.