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.

Updated June 11, 2024
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Our moon
Boyle, Rebecca
Paper Book
Longlisted for the National Book Award 2024 'Passionate and absorbing' SUNDAY TIMES '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...
Adventures in Volcanoland: ; What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
Mather, Tasmin.
Paper Book
Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and...
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 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
An Economist book of the year 2024. The dramatic, globe-spanning and meticulously-researched story of two scientific rivals and their race to survey all life. In the 18th century, two men dedicated their lives to the same daunting task: identifying...
Pathless Forest : The Quest to Save the World S Largest Flowers
Thorogood, Chris
Paper Book
The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers 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...
The possibility of life : searching for kinship in the cosmos
Green, Jaime
Paper Book
For fans of Ed Yong, Brian Cox and Carl Zimmer: a dazzling scientific and cultural adventure through our ideas about extraterrestrial life.
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
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY OCCASION The incredible stories of 100 perfumes from a whole century of scents 'Wonderful . . . Charming and illuminating. I loved it' INDIA KNIGHT 'A really enjoyable, fun book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN 'Beautifully...

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