NF: Science, Tech, Medicine & Nature

Campanulas have long been a gardeners' favorite, their spectacular summer performance earning them a place in the herbaceous border year after year. Here their lesser-known relatives, the smaller dwarf campanulas, take center stage. Everyone who grows campanulas will enjoy this book, finding uses for...

Whether you're just about to bring your first canine companion into your home or an experienced dog owner, this title offers insight into the nature and abilities of specific breeds. It features practical training tips, health and nutrition advice. It is suitable for dog-lovers.

One hundred and fifty years ago, Charles Darwin asked how a rain forest could contain so many species: "What explains the riot?" The same question occupies the scientists who toil on Panama's Barro Colorado Island today. Tropical and steamy, these six square miles comprise...

A beautifully presented, practical gift guide to 50 sights in the skies above us. Explained with fascinating, easy-to-understand commentary from astrophysicist and science communicator, Sarah Barker, and illustrated throughout with captivating drawings by Maria Nilsson, each guide helps you locate an incredible sight. The...

The inside story of the fight for and against genetic modification in food.Mark Lynas was one of the original GM field wreckers. Back in the 1990s - working undercover with his colleagues in the environmental movement - he would descend on trial sites of...

Let's go on a LIFESIZE prehistoric adventure!The second interactive non-fiction adventure from bestselling picture book star, Sophy Henn. Silver award for LIFESIZE in the Made for Mums Awards 2020 Step into the book to see how YOU measure up against some of the world's...

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...

The inspiration for the second series of the BBC's phenomenally popular CALL THE MIDWIFE, starring Miranda Hart. In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about...

Where does the rubbish from last night's pizza party go after you put it in the bin? With easy-to-understand text, this title explains how rubbish gets from homes to landfills or recycling centres and describes the role of the community workers who make it...

This book provides a simple and fun introduction to minerals, discussing different minerals, exploring how and why they have formed, how they have changed over time, their appearance and properties. With the help of some Rock Solid! facts that provide cool examples, the book...

From the earliest pagan sites to modern urban cemeteries, burial grounds have always enjoyed a sacred, protected status in the history of society. Consequently they have become tranquil oases in which wildlife can flourish – a microcosm of the natural habitat long since disappeared...

SIR - Our dog Ben has savaged all electioneering material pushed through our letterbox, with the exception of any communication from the Conservative Party. My son even tried reposting the same flyer, but still no mauling from Ben. Are we to conclude that our...

Join Barnaby the labrador and Villager Jim as they meet their animal friends Barnaby has many friends, both at his home and in the beautiful Peak District countryside surrounding it. First there are Dilly and Bumble, his labrador “sisters”, then there’s Bobbin the Robin who visits...

Benjamin Franklin was a pioneering scientist, leader of the Enlightenment and founding father of the USA. But perhaps less well known is that he was also the first person to use artificial respiration to revive an electric shock victim. Odder still, it was actually...

What impact are we having on global warming? Does a more sustainable way of living hold the answer to climate change and the other environmental problems facing our planet? How We're F***ing Up Our Planet charts the dramatic explosion of human population and consumption. Using...

Sleep remains one of the most mysterious areas of our lives. We all sleep, maybe not as much as we would like, but it's a universal human experience, as necessary as breathing and as nourishing as eating. But how much do we really know...

A practical, helpful guide on how to fight back against Alzheimer’s disease—with expert medical advice and one woman’s inspiring personal journey. Jamie Tyrone was forty-nine years old when she learned by accident through genetic testing that she had a 91% chance of getting Alzheimer's...

This book describes the historical, psychological background to human infertility and the methods by which it can be diagnosed and treated. The main emphasis will be psychological and practical. Subject areas covered include treatment, new developments, what can go wrong, the success or failure...

RSPB Handbook of Garden WildlifeThis updated edition of a hugely popular RSPB handbook provides a comprehensive, single source of information on the plants and animals that live alongside us. This friendly handbook is full of practical advice on attracting wildlife to your garden and...