This concise, illuminating guide takes us on a comprehensive tour of our bodies, explaining how they work and why they work that way, from the basic unit of the cell, through the tissues and organs that make up the body's systems, to ...

Which is the densest element? Which has the largest atoms? And why are some elements radioactive?  From the little-known uses of gold in medicine to the development of the hydrogen bomb, this is a fresh new look at the Periodic T...