Astronomy 2022 Australia: Your Guide to the Night Sky by Peter Northfield Glenn Dawes
$29.95 AUD
Category: New Science
This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and constella ...Show more
The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change by Tim Flannery
$24.95 AUD
Category: New Science
What does climate change mean? How will global warming affect our lives? Is it the cause of wilder storms and more frequent droughts? Are these events inevitable? Tim Flannery makes this urgent issue completely accessible. He tells the fascinating story of climate change over millions of years to help u ...Show more
The Complete Guide to Drones Extended 2nd Edition by Adam Juniper
$29.99 AUD
Category: New Science
If you think you need a boarding pass to fly, you're really missing out... Today, drones are everywhere. From film studios to farms, they're in the hands of photographers, commercial surveyors and racers alike. This fully illustrated book explains how drones developed, where they're going and which on ...Show more
The Language of Butterflies by Wendy Williams
$29.99 AUD
Category: New Science
An enthralling look at one of the world's most beautiful and resilient animals, and the role they play in our ecosystem Butterflies are beloved across the globe, adorning gardens, parks and zoos. Their feats are staggering - monarchs migrate thousands of kilometres each year. They are smarter than we th ...Show more
The Deep: The Hidden Wonders of Our Oceans and How We Can Protect Them by Alex Rogers
$22.99 AUD
Category: New Science
There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious . . .Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world's leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent his life studying the deep ocean - and in particular ...Show more
Locked in Time - Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean R. Lomax; Robert Nicholls
$49.95 AUD
Category: New Science
Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures--how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and ...Show more
If Science Is to Save Us by Martin Rees
$41.95 AUD
Category: New Science
There has never been a time when 'following the science' has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor had such astonishing capacity to determine the future of our planet. But the decisions we must make on how ...Show more
Know Your Clouds by Tim Harris
$14.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Do you know which types of clouds signal severe weather? Or have you ever wondered how clouds form in the first place? Discover tons of fascinating information about different cloud families, unique cloud characteristics, optical phenomena - from rainbows to light crystals. Filled with beautiful photogr ...Show more
The Bones by Katrina Watson
$30.00 AUD
Category: New Science
Shelley Conway is a medical student with a keen social conscience. However, in 1970s Australia, her medical school has no social conscience at all. The coursework is inhumane, and students have to toughen up and shut up. Shelley is shocked to realise that not only is it compulsory for every student to ...Show more
Gemstones: A Concise Reference Guide by Robin Hansen
$34.99 AUD
Category: New Science
Gemstones have been a source of delight and fascination for many thousands of years, from the icy brilliance of diamond and the soft iridescence of pearl, to tough jade gems once used in weapons and pink topaz that was popular in Victorian jewellery. This book looks at each of the world’s known types of ...Show more
Tracks, Scats and Other Traces by Barbara Triggs
$59.95 AUD
Category: New Science
This book contains hundreds of illustrations and is organized in an accessible format for easy identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. Triggs provides all the information needed to identify mammals anywhere in Australia, using only the tracks or other signs thes ...Show more
The Geology of Australia by David Johnson; Bob Henderson
$95.95 AUD
Category: New Science
This book documents the rich and spectacular heritage of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. Now in its third edition, The Geology of Australia provides a comprehensive overview of Australia's geology, landscapes and Earth resources. Beginning with the Precambrian rocks that hold ...Show more