Ranging from topics that cover every season and every climate, Extreme Weather introduces the reader to the best course of action during weather emergencies, including...

This book covers the way that all known types of eyes work, from their optics to the behaviour they guide. The ways that eyes sample the world in space and time are...

Recognizing the need to better link the humanities with public policy, The Natural City offers unique insights for the development of an alternative vision of urban...

A film tie-in edition to 20th Century Fox's film adaptation of the heart-warming international bestseller starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon and directed by...

By explaining the many ways in which insects avoid becoming a meal for a predator, and the ways in which predators evade their defensive strategies, this book conveys...

Describes a fresh viewpoint of the emerging relationship between nature and machines.

Ever since the first human settlements 10,000 years ago, weeds have dogged our footsteps. They are there as the punishment of 'thorns and thistles' in "Genesis" and,...

A new era of exploration is dawning...

Tim Winton's homage to the ocean and his childhood is a magnificent celebration of life at its limits