Science
Discover a range of science books, including fiction novels about science, intriguing science facts, and essential physics books. Explore the best sci-fi books and top-selling science titles
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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?* THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Hugo Award * Scientific American's #1 Book for 2023 * Winner of Royal Society's Trivedi Prize * A Guardian Best Book of 2024 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice *...
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5 Facts a Day Science: A Little Bit of Learning Every DayAre you ready to have your mind blown? Wow all your friends and family with 5 jaw-dropping facts about science each day. Discover 5 facts a day, 5 days a week with this exciting science book for children aged 8-12. With five facts a...
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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human BodyThe paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the "fish with hands," tells a "compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human" (Oliver Sacks). By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our...
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Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of EvolutionFor fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution's quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries. Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes? Why can we smell a skunk from a mile away? Such questions...
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Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary IntelligenceArtist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle's Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence--plant, animal, human, artificial--and how they transform our understanding of humans' place in the cosmos. What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something unique...
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Turn Left at OrionWith over 150,000 copies sold since its first publication, this is one of the most popular astronomy books of all time. This unique guidebook to the night sky shows you how to observe a host of celestial wonders. Its distinct format of object-by-object spreads...
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Turning to Stone: Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of RocksWinner of the 2025 John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing "A beautiful book--at once intimate and sweeping, informative and moving." --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky Earth is vibrantly alive and full of wisdom for those who learn to listen. Earth...
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple WordsHave you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the thousand (or, rather, "ten hundred") most common words to provide...
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They Had Names: Tracing the History of the North American Indigenous PeopleAuthor: Nathaniel JeansonPublisher: Master BooksPublished: 05/15/2025Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.90w x 1.10dISBN: 9781683444244
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The Uninhabitable Earth hits you like a comet, with an overflow of insanely lyrical prose about our pending Armageddon."--Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday DemonWith a new afterword It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your...
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The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the OceanNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets "An irresistible mix of splendid scholarship, heart-stopping adventure writing, and vivid, visceral prose."...
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The Social Lives of Birds: Flocks, Communes, and FamiliesAn exploration of all the ways in which birds are social creatures--from breeding to nesting to babysitting In The Social Lives of Birds, evolutionary biologist and author of Slow Birding Joan Strassmann examines what it means for birds of a feather to flock together....
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The Secret World of Weather: How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and DewdropIn The Secret World of Weather, bestselling author Tristan Gooley turns his gaze up to the sky, bringing his signature brand of close observation and eye-opening deduction to the fascinating world of weather. Every cloud, every change in temperature, every raindrop, every sunbeam, every...
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The Science of Sound: Pitch, Volume, Music, and Noise with Hands-On Science Activities for KidsBooklist Starred Review An in-depth look at all the science of sound and all the ways we use sound in the world! What role does sound play in your world? The Science of Sound: Pitch, Volume, Music, and Noise with Hands-On Science Activities for...
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The Other Ten Wolves: A Yellowstone BackstoryIn a bittersweet blend of science and yarn, Carter Niemeyer takes us back to 1996 on a heart-pounding, eye-witness adventure to add ten more wolves - the Sawtooth pups - to Yellowstone's newly reintroduced wolf packs. So much could go wrong. So much did...
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The Origin of Species: 150th Anniversary EditionCharles Darwin's classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world. Few other books have created such a lasting storm of controversy as The Origin of Species. Darwin's theory that species derive from...
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The Ocean Book: The Stories, Science, and History of OceansImmerse yourself in this beautiful, absorbing guide to the marine world. Earth owes its identity as the blue planet to the vast oceans of water that cover almost 70 percent of its surface. Home to an abundance of marine life and vital in regulating...
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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More CreativeFrom forest trails in Korea, to islands in Finland, to eucalyptus groves in California, Florence Williams investigates the science behind nature's positive effects on the brain. Delving into brand-new research, she uncovers the powers of the natural world to improve health, promote reflection and...
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award** The definitive history of nuclear weapons--from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project--this epic work details the science, the people, and...
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The Lost Orchid: A Story of Victorian Plunder and ObsessionThe forgotten story of a decades-long international quest for a rare and coveted orchid, chronicling the botanists, plant hunters, and collectors who relentlessly pursued it at great human and environmental cost. In 1818, a curious root arrived in a small English village, tucked--seemingly by...
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