A breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet. This groundbreaking book, which accompanies the new BBC1 TV series, provides the deepest answers to the simplest questions. 'Why is the sky blue?''Why is the Earth round?''Why is every snowflake unique?' To answer these and many other questions, Professor Brian Cox will reveal some of the most extraordinary phenomena and events on Earth. He will reveal why Earth is the most colourful world we know, exploring the white light of the sun as it travels through the darkness of space until it hits Earth's atmosphere where it begins a new journey, splitting into a rainbow of colours. He will show how our world is built up of myriad shapes which all obey the forces of nature no matter where or what they are. These forces sculpt snowflakes into infinitely variable shapes, as well as setting limits to the height of spectacular, death-defying human towers created by hundreds of people from one town in Spain. In Florida, endangered manatees, large marine mammals also known as sea cows, use the rules of shape to survive. From the great plains of the Serengeti, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the humpback whales of the Caribbean and the northern lights of the Arctic, Brian will give inspiring answers to our most searching questions that will illuminate our understanding of the planet like never before.
Think you know our planet? Think again. Gold title * Professor Brian Cox, OBE is one of the highest profile scientists in the UK, resident scientist for The Sun, popular radio broadcaster (The Infinite Monkey Cage) and Live TV star (Stargazing Live with Dara O'Briain); all backed up through his work with CERN * Wonders of the Solar System, Wonders of the Universe and Wonders of Life have sold over 750,000 copies worldwide, across all editions. Human Universe has sold nearly 200,000 copies in all editions in the UK alone and continues to sell in paperback and across the world. * Publishing to coincide with the major new prime time BBC1 series, commissioned and set to air in Spring 2016.