NF: Science, Tech, Medicine & Nature

In Please Take Me Home, Clare Campbell takes us on a journey with the nation's rescue cats, from being treated as pests throughout history to being the pet of choice today. For a long time, stray cats in Britain were seen as a nuisance and...

Stefan Gates on E Numbers is a myth-busting celebration of E s the additives and preservatives that make up Britain s most feared ingredients. Most of the food we eat has them yet we are hugely suspicious of them and believe that they cause...

Every moment of your airplane journey is an opportunity to experience science in action—Inflight Science will be your guide. Brian Clegg explains the ever-changing view from your window seat and describes simple experiments such as how a wing provides lift and what happens if you...

Get Fit with Your Dog does what it says on the tin. It is a blueprint for health, for you and your dog. With canine and human obesity in the UK and USA running at an all-time high of 40 and 30 percent, respectively,...

How did the advent of refrigeration help create the golden age of Hollywood? How did the invention of flash photography help shift public opinion on the plight of New York's poorest inhabitants and bring about social reform? And what about our battle against dirt?...

This story poses a profound question - do we accept the hand that fate deals us, or do we battle to make the most of the life we have and help others in the process? Chris Graham, just 38 years old but already facing...

A wonderful cocktail of engaging writing, beautiful illustration and heartfelt appreciation for the natural world. An essential oddity for any book collection. In this charming, witty and exquisitely illustrated companion, Jack Cooke explores the city through its canopy; teetering on the edge of an...

From the hosts of the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme comes this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Prof Brian Cox and...

Whether we want to improve education or cut crime, to enhance public health or to generate clean energy, we need the experimental methods of science - the best tool humanity has yet developed for working out what works. Yet from the way we're governed...

In his groundbreaking international bestseller Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv spotlighted the alienation of children from the natural world, coining the term 'nature-deficit disorder'. Vitamin N is the comprehensive practical handbook, a complete prescription for enjoying the natural world.Includes:Five hundred activitiesScores of informational websitesAn abundance of...

Every human body carries a secret cargo: a huge population of microorganisms living in the mouth, on the skin, in the gut. They help digest our food. They make essential vitamins. They break down toxins and metabolise drugs. They exert an invisible influence on...

From the internationally renowned expert on celiac disease and director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, here is the definitive book on gluten, uncovering the truth and explaining the science behind the current gluten-free craze. Thousands of people have adopted a gluten-free...

In Curvology, Cambridge Veterinary Anatomist David Bainbridge applies the science of evolutionary biology to women's bodies, to explain why the human female is the only female animal to have curves and how these curves rule our lives, by influencing not only sexual selection but...

The perfect companion to any flight - a guide to the science on view from your window seat. There are few times when science is so immediate as when you're in a plane. Your life is in the hands of the scientists and engineers...

A passionate angler, Chris Tarrant's interest in bears was first triggered by sightings of grizzlies while fishing in the wilds of Canada. For years he harboured a plan to mount an expedition in search of polar bears in the extreme north of Norway, about...

World-renowned scientists Tony Barnosky and Liz Hadly ask: what happens when vast population growth endangers the world s food supplies? Or our water? Our oil, space or environment? What happens if these all become critical at once? End Game explores the origins of disease...

Our world today, from the phone in your pocket to the car that you drive, the allure of social media to the strategy of the Pentagon, has been shaped irrevocably by the technology of silicon transistors. Year after year, for half a century, these...

Filled with practical training tips, up-to-date health and nutrition advice, this is a must-have series for all dog-lovers. Whether you're just about to bring your first canine companion into your home or an experienced dog owner, this truly authoritative series provides expert insight into...

When Steve Jamieson met Bilbo, a chocolate Newfoundland puppy, little did he know that the small bundle of fluff would grow to take up a huge space in his heart and change his life forever. The pair were inseparable, with Bilbo accompanying Steve to...

Shortly before his death in December 2012, Sir Patrick Moore began the annual task of planning the fifty-second consecutive Yearbook of Astronomy with his friend and colleague Dr John Mason. This special 2014 edition therefore serves as a fitting tribute to the life and work of...