Book extracts

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How most life on Earth is dependent on fungi – including you © Getty Images

How most life on Earth is dependent on fungi – including you

The story of two mammoths, preserved forever in a fight to the death © Getty Images

The story of two mammoths, preserved forever in a fight to the death

personality habit change © Getty

A neuroscientist explains how easy changes to your routine can improve your personality

Beyond the abyss: What to expect when diving towards the ocean’s spectacular depths © Getty Images

Beyond the abyss: What to expect when diving towards the ocean’s spectacular depths

The bizarre link between bird migration and quantum physics © Getty Images

The bizarre link between bird migration and quantum physics

Science for kids: Make your own plant pot © Heidi Griffiths

Science for kids: How to make a recycled plant pot in 7 easy steps

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Future Technology

Steve Jobs: The childhood of a great inventor

The six numbers that define the entire Universe © Getty Images

The six numbers that define the entire Universe

Hypothalamic amenorrhoea: When lifestyle delays your period © Getty Images

Hypothalamic amenorrhoea When your lifestyle delays your period

How to hunt for fossils in the UK

How to hunt for fossils in the UK

Your brain on LSD: a guide through the most mind-blowing psychedelics research © Getty

Your brain on LSD: a guide through the most mind-blowing psychedelics research

A history of robots, from ancient Greece to 19th Century London © Getty Images

Future Technology

A history of robots, from ancient Greece to 19th Century London

Take a look inside the new Dune graphic novel adapted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, illustrated by Raúl Allen and Patricia Martín, published by Abrams ComicArts © 2020 Herbert Properties LLC

Take a look inside the new Dune graphic novel

The friendship paradox: You'll never be as popular on social media as your friends © Getty Images

Everyday science

The friendship paradox: You’ll never be as popular on social media as your friends

A graphic introduction to human history © Getty Images

A graphic introduction to human history from Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens