SensationalOur senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. Whittling this high powered and deliciously varied palette down to just five does a great disservice to the sensory experience, Sensational argues. In fact, we could have as many as fifty three and they could explain such mysteries as why we kiss, in what way music is a form of emotional currency, and how a dairy rich diet strained initial Euro Japanese relations. Ashley Ward embarks on a

This book will tell his story

where the basements are bigger than the house and dangerous

With her charge defiantly silent

the cheesy jokes inside will not disappoint

A dysfunctional family go into meltdown when two members go missing one snowy night

So starts a twisting tale of intrigue and danger

her life feels like the plot of an exciting novel

Thorne has no way of knowing that he will be plunged into a nightmare from which he may never wake

a night creature and country-dweller

resilience and repair for our troubled times

rats and scurvy

Huge advances in our ability to sequence ancient DNA have revolutionised what we know about the earliest human populations