Science and Nature

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Updated October 20, 2025
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Is a River Alive?
Robert Macfarlane
Paper Book
At its heart is a single, transformative idea- that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but living beings - who should be recognized as such in both imagination and law. Inspired by the activists, artists and lawmakers of the young 'Rights of Nature' movement, Macfarlane takes the reader on an...
A Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage
Marcus Chown
Paper Book
What is space? What is time? Where did the universe come from? The answers to mankind's most enduring questions may lie in science's greatest enigma: black holes. A black hole is a region of space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. This can...
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
Henry Gee
Paper Book
From the winner of the Royal Society Science Book Prize, a thrilling and thought-provoking account of the rise and fall of humankind. 'Brilliant' - The Times 'Hugely informative and entertaining' - New Scientist 'Put this at the head...
England: A Natural History
John Lewis-Stempel
Paper Book
England's landscape is iconic - a tapestry of distinctive habitats that together make up a country unique for its rich diversity of flora and fauna. Concentrating on twelve habitats, John Lewis-Stempel leads us from estuary to park, chalk downland to woodland , river to field, village to moor, lake...
The Place of Tides
James Rebanks
Paper Book
'Enchanting' Telegraph 'Miraculous' Isabella Tree 'Exquisite' FT From the No.1 bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, an unforgettable story of friendship, redemption and a life-changing voyage of discovery on a remote...

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