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We are surrounded by bold claims and quick fixes for improving our immune systems. In this expert guide, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis sorts the fact from fiction. Is it true that orange juice can help ward off colds? How does age affect our immune system? Is mental health really...

Bloomsbury presents Bird Sense by Tim Birkhead, read by John Sackville What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a...

Many of us are introduced to the amoeba in science class at school but know very little about the amazing life of this versatile, shape-shifting cell. A Is for Amoeba is packed with surprising stories that give listeners a richer appreciation of these astonishing microbes, revealing what amoebas have to tell us about the natural world and ourselves. Along the way, this entertaining and informative book shows how amoebas influenced figures like Friedrich Nietzsche, who saw in them an expression of the will to power, and Sigmund Freud, who likened the movements of amoebas to the human ego.

With senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites listeners into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, share information, and survive.

Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of Science in the Soul by Richard Dawkins, read by the author, Lalla Ward and Gillian Somerscales. This edition includes a bonus PDF of a bibliography and references. Richard Dawkins - author of The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, and The God...

In LIFE AS NO ONE KNOWS IT, physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that solving the origin of life requires radical new thinking and an experimentally testable theory for what life is. This is an urgent issue for efforts to make life from scratch in laboratories here on Earth and missions searching for life on other planets. Walker proposes a new paradigm for understanding what physics encompasses and what we recognize as life.

From the creator of WE HAVE NO IDEA, an introductory journey into your own mind—if your inner voice had a Ph.D. in brain science, cracked jokes, and drew cartoons. Why do you love? Why do you lie? What makes you happy? Every single thought you have comes from one place: your brain. But what...

In the summer of 2024, a cacophony unlike any other will fill the air in many parts of the United States. Cicadas, those enigmatic insects known for their distinctive buzzing sound and periodic emergence, are set to make their grand appearance.

‘A very enjoyable book that brilliantly blends science, insight and passion’ TRISTAN GOOLEY The secret world of fungi is another kingdom. They do things differently there. Diverse beyond our wildest imaginations, fungi don’t obey rules. They pop up unbidden and often dressed in curious...

Arsuaga en su máximo esplendor. El primer libro sobre la evolución de la anatomía humana, y que une ciencia y arte. 4.ª edición Más de 40.000 lectores En el museo del Prado, un científico recorre con la vista la escultura del Diadúmeno de Policleto; en su anatomía puede leer una...

The story of four billion years of life on EarthLooking forward to a book that explains life? Well, here it is! Explaining Life Through Evolution opens a window to the four billion year history of the millions of species we see on this planet. This book does not simply narrate the story of...

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award “A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a...

In this new collection of bite-size pop science essays, bestselling author, chemistry professor, and radio broadcaster Dr. Joe Schwarcz shows that you can find science virtually anywhere you look. And the closer you look, the more fascinating it becomes.

Entfessle das Wunder der Neuzeit und erschaffe ein außergewöhnliches Leben! In meinem Meisterwerk "Psychoepigenetik - das Wunder der Neuzeit" enthülle ich die unglaubliche Macht deines Geistes und die Verbindung zu deinem Körper. Erfahre, wie du durch die bahnbrechende Wissenschaft der Psychoepigenetik deine DNA aktivierst und dein Leben transformierst.

It is now common knowledge that we know there is an obesity epidemic. We have about 40% of the adults in the world who are eating the modern Western diet diagnosed with obesity. As a result, we have more prediabetes and more type 2 diabetes with corresponding complications from this condition. There are numerous medications used to try to lower your blood sugar. but these are not curing anything and the condition slowly progresses.

Más pertinente que nunca, esta historia de los microbios, las bacterias y cómo la enfermedad afecta nuestra vida cotidiana y la prosperidad de nuestras sociedades no ha dejado de fascinar a quien se adentra en ella desde que se publicó por primera vez, hace ya unos cuantos años. Los superhéroes aquí son los científicos, bacteriólogos, médicos y técnicos médicos, que descubrieron los microbios e inventaron las vacunas para contrarrestarlos. De Kruif revela descubrimientos que ahora parecen simples, pero que han sido fundamentales para la humanidad.

In recent years, eating insects has gained popularity, with many people exploring the culinary and nutritional benefits of entomophagy (the practice of eating insects). Among the various insects being farmed and consumed, crickets have emerged as a frontrunner, boasting an impressive nutritional profile and surprisingly delicious flavor. So, why should you consider adding crickets to your diet?

40 Wochen dauert es, bis ein menschliches Baby im Bauch der Mutter heranwächst. Anna Blix schaut sich diese Zeitspanne der menschlichen Schwangerschaft an und stellt parallel dazu in jeder dieser Wochen andere Lebewesen vor, die gerade ihre Nachkommen zur Welt bringen. So hat das Bakterium E...

Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes listeners inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty of the most compelling mysteries of honey bee behavior.

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times). For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus...