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Cats vs Dogs - 99 Scientific Answers to Weird and Wonderful Questions about Animals by New Scientist
30.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Informative, surprising and hilarious, New Scientist tackles questions about the animal kingdom from readers in the magazine's popular 'Last Word' column. This book brings together the best of the bunch:Why do millipedes have so many legs?Will we ever speak dolphin?Do geese always fly in a V formation?A ...Show more
Does Anything Eat Wasps?: And 101 Other Questions by New Scientist
25.00 NZD
28.00 (10% off)
Category: Humour
How long can I live on beer alone? Why do people have eyebrows? Has nature invented any wheels? Plus 99 other questions answered. Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to "New Scientist", the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Las ...Show more
How to Be Human: The Ultimate Guide to Your Amazing Existence by New Scientist
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction? What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, or t ...Show more
How to be Human : New Scientist by New Scientist Staff
45.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction? What about the fact that you are as hairy as a chimpanzee, various parts of your body don't belong to you, or t ...Show more
New Scientist: The Origin of (Almost) Everything: From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff (HB) by New Scientist Magazine Staff; Stephen Hawking; Jennifer Daniel (Illustrator); Graham Lawton
50.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
From what actually happened in the Big Bang to the accidental discovery of post-it notes, the history of science is packed with surprising discoveries. Did you know, for instance, that if you were to get too close to a black hole it would suck you up like a noodle (it's called spaghettification), why yo ...Show more
New Scientist: The Origin of (almost) Everything by New Scientist Magazine Staff; Graham Lawton; Jennifer Daniel (Illustrator); Stephen Hawking
35.00 NZD
Category: History
Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, then they must, at some point ...Show more
New Scientist: The Origin of (almost) Everything by New Scientist, Stephen Hawking, Graham Lawton
18.00 NZD
28.00 (35% off)
Category: Sale Books | Series: Intro by Stephen Hawking
Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, then they must, at some point ...Show more
The End of Money: The Story of Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain Revolution by New Scientist
35.00 NZD
Category: Economics | Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
The End of Money is an essential introduction to cryptocurrencies and the blockchain revolution. On this journey you'll discover how this staggering new technology has the potential to enable an ultra-libertarian society beyond government control. Murder for hire. Drug trafficking. Embezzlement. Money l ...Show more
This Book Could Fix Your Life - The Science of Self Help by New Scientist New Scientist; Helen Thomson
38.00 NZD
Category: Psychology
We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From improving creativity to building confidence, self-care to self-esteem, forming better habits and feeling happier, Fix Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help.Can you learn to make bette ...Show more
Why Can't Elephants Jump? And 113 More Science Puzzles Answered by New Scientist
25.00 NZD
26.00 (3% off)
Category: Humour
What's the storage capacity of the human brain in gigabytes? What's the farthest point on land from the sea? Why is frozen milk yellow? And why do flamingos stand on one leg? "Why Can't Elephants Jump?" is the latest (and the fourth) compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the "Last Word" co ...Show more
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?: And 114 Other Questions by NEW SCIENTIST
28.00 NZD
Category: Humour
What time is it at the North Pole? Should you pickle your conkers? Why does my aubergine look like Elvis? Plus 111 other questions answered. "Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?" is the latest compilation of readers' answers to the questions in the "Last Word" column of "New Scientist", the world's best-se ...Show more
Why are Orangutans Orange? : Science Puzzles in Pictures - with Fascinating Answers by New Scientist
25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Illustrated for the first time, with eighty full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, here is the next eagerly awaited volume of science questions and answers from "New Scientist" magazine. From ripples in glass to 'holograms' in ice, the natural world's ...Show more