Gemstones Minerals of Australia by Sutherland Lin ; Gayle
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
This text is an accessible reference and identification guide to all gemstones and minerals found in Australia. The book introduces the reader to the chemical and crystal systems of the stones, before providing detailed descriptions of each stone including composition, structure and distribution.
The Origin of Species: and The Voyage of the Beagle (Vintage Classics) by Charles Darwin; Ruth Padel (Introduction by)
14.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
"WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DARWIN'S GREAT-GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER, RUTH PADEL When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the H.M.S Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a proc ...Show more
Nine Musings on Time by John Gribbin
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill Gates
24.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe. Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effect ...Show more
One Medicine: How understanding animals can save our lives by Matt Morgan
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
It all started with a Hob Nob. As Dr Matt Morgan, an intensive care consultant, examined a patient who had suffered a cardiac arrest after inhaling some biscuit crumbs, he saw a flock of birds fly past the window. They must inhale objects all the time when flying, how do they survive? he thought to hims ...Show more
The Book of the Frog by Sally Coulthard
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Frogs are remarkable creatures. They have mastered both land and water, and can breathe through their skins and their lungs. Some of them are so poisonous that just one tiny frog harbours enough toxins to kill ten people, while others hold the key to lifesaving medicines. Frogs have colonised some of th ...Show more
Stuck Monkey - The Deadly Planetary Cost of the Things We Love by James Hamilton-Paterson
22.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple yet effective trap: When the creature found a banana in a large jar with a narrow neck, it would plunge its paw in to retrieve it. But it couldn't let go. And unless the monkey released the banana, it was stuck.We are, of course, the stuck monke ...Show more
Dog Speak by Rockpool Publishing
22.99 AUD
Category: Animals
Bond with your pooch and learn to train them the fun and easy way with this illustrated card deck. You'll have your pet leaping through hoops in no time! Learning to understand what your dog is telling you is half the battle when training them to be a great companion. Whether you want to teach y ...Show more
Vaxxers: The Inside Story of the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccine and the Race Against the Virus by Sarah Gilbert, Catherine Green
34.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
Our future hangs on the success of the Oxford vaccine.This is the story of its creation, its makers and how science will ultimately beat the virus.On 1 January 2020, Sarah Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University, read an article about four people in China with a strange pneumonia. Within ...Show more
History of the World in 100 Animals by Simon Barnes
49.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet. We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our ho ...Show more
2022 Guide to the Night Sky: Southern Hemisphere by Storm Dunlop
19.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A comprehensive handbook to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the southern hemisphere. 6 pages for each month covering January–December 2022. Diagrams drawn for the latitude of southern Australia, but including events visible from New Zealand and South Africa. Written and illustrated by ...Show more
The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
49.99 AUD
Category: Science & Natural History
A groundbreaking and timely analysis of how science works and how we can preserve its power to grow our knowledge Over the last three centuries, huge leaps in our scientific understanding and, as a result, in our technology have completely transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe. Why ...Show more