National Science Week

National Science Week is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology which features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. This year National Science Week is it being held from 10-18 August, so join the festivities and events by reading some of the titles from the following list.

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National Science Week

National Science Week is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology which features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by universities, schools, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres. This year National Science Week is it being held from 10-18 August, so join the festivities and events by reading some of the titles from the following list.

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Our moon
Boyle, Rebecca
Paper Book
'Superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of globe-trotting scholarship'TELEGRAPH'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'You will never look at the Moon...
Adventures in Volcanoland: ; What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
Mather, Tasmin.
Paper Book
*A Library Journal Best Book of 2024* A mix of memoir, travel and popular science, charting journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the most important volcanoes around the world In this captivating book from one of...
Accidental
James, Tim
Paper Book
'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post 'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews 'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal...
Light eaters, the
Schlanger, Zoe
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New Yorker''s Best Books of 2024 * TIME''s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024 * New York Magazine''s 10 Best Books of the Year * Washington Post''s 50 Notable Works of Nonfiction of 2024 *<...
The Weather Book : Why It Happens and Where It Comes From
Craig, Diana
Paper Book
From exhilarating electrical storms to everyday drizzle, this book is the perfect entertaining guide to our favourite topic of small talk: the weather. Our moods are affected by it; our plans are ruined by it; our conversations undoubtedly cover it - the weather is...
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi : Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite
Orr, Kristen
Paper Book
In the vein of acclaimed popular-science bestsellers such as Atlas Obscura, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, The Way Things Work, What If?, and Undeniable, the co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of...
Sing like fish : how sound rules life under water
Kingdon, Amorina
Paper Book
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes--from an award-winning science writer "Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world...
In Hot Water
Hardisty, Paul.
Paper Book
In the ongoing climate wars, the Great Barrier Reef has become a symbol of everything that we have to lose from global warming. For years, reports of the world-famous coral being irreversibly bleached have fuelled an ideological battle between those fighting to stop the damage and those who insist...
Comet madness : how the 1910 return of Halley's comet (almost) destroyed civilization
Goodrich, Richard J.
Paper Book
Halley's Comet visits the earth every seventy-five years. Since the dawn of civilization, humans had believed comets were evil portents. In 1705, Edmond Halley liberated humanity from these primordial superstitions (or so it was thought), proving that Newtonian mechanics rather than the will of the...
How To Be A Bad Botanist
Barnes, Simon.
Paper Book
Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST NATURE WRITING BOOKS of 2024 Can you tell a tomato from a grape? A patch of grass from a Christmas tree? Then congratulations - you're a botanist.  Self-confessed bad birdwatcher Simon Barnes thought he knew nothing...
Every living thing
Roberts, Jason
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER * An epic, extraordinary account of scientific rivalry and obsession in the quest to survey all of life on Earth "[An] engaging and thought-provoking book, one focused on the theatrical politics and often deeply troubling science that shape our...
Pathless Forest : The Quest to Save the World S Largest Flowers
Thorogood, Chris
Paper Book
As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has...
The Internet of Animals: ; Discovering the collective intelligence of life on Earth
Wikelski, Martin.
Paper Book
An illuminating account of animal migration and the stunning new science that reveals the source of their infinite, untapped knowledge. What do animals know that we don't? Why do rats flee before an earthquake and birds before a hurricane? In The Internet of Animals<...
The possibility of life : searching for kinship in the cosmos
Green, Jaime
Paper Book
An LA Times Book Prize Finalist A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A TODAY Show Summer Book An NPR Science Friday Book Club Pick A "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must Read One of the Chicago Tribune's...
The science of cleaning
Bressanini, Dario
Paper Book
Countless cleaning hacks for every kind of household dirt may vie for our attention, but how do we know which ones really work and which ones will only leave you with a sticky mess that doesn't actually do the job? Scientific evidence comes to the rescue, as chemistry professor Dario Bressanini...
Our Accidental Universe : Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens
Lintott, Chris
Paper Book
An astonishing tour of the key astronomical events of the past century, and of all the accidents and human error involved in our pursuit of asteroids, radio waves, new stars and alien life. 'A riveting real-life Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.' Telegraph '...
Perfume: a Century of Scents
Ostrom, Lizzie
Paper Book
Signature scents and now-lost masterpieces; the visionaries who conceived them; the wild and wonderful campaigns that launched them; the women and men who wore them--every perfume has a tale to tell. Join Lizzie Ostrom on an olfactory adventure as she explores the trends and...
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