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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Breaking the Ice: Antarctica, climate change and me: Foreword by Professor Emily ShuckburghAntarctica fascinates us with its awe-inspiring beauty, wildlife, and tales of the heroic age of exploration. Often described as the last frontier, this frozen continent is critical to all life on earth. Professor David Vaughan shares the excitement of his first trip to Antarctica,...
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Born of Fire and Rain: Journey Into a Pacific Coastal ForestGo beyond the scenery of the Pacific temperate rainforest to witness how complex ecosystems survive in a world of upheavals If you live on a rapidly changing planet, you'd be wise to learn how it works. The giant old forests on a skinny stretch...
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Birds, Bats, and Blooms: The Coevolution of Vertebrate Pollinators and Their PlantsLike gems flitting through the sky, hummingbirds attract our eye. But they are more than flash: they are critical pollinators in their ecosystems. Similarly in the darkness of night, nectar-feeding bats perform the same important ecological service as their colorful avian counterparts. Vertebrate pollinators...
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BiochemistrySucceed in the course with BIOCHEMISTRY. The authors' innovative conceptual and organizing "Essential Questions" framework guides you through course concepts in a way that reveals the beauty and usefulness of biochemistry in the everyday world. Offering a balanced and streamlined presentation, this edition has...
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A Treatise On the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening: Adapted to North America; With a View to the Improvement of Country Residences. ComprisiThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to KnowA complete and accessible introduction to biology. Author: Jv ChamaryPublisher: MobiusPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 6.90h x 4.40w x 0.70dISBN: 9781529438437About the AuthorDr J.V. Chamary is a biologist and award-winning science journalist. He studied biology at Imperial College London and has a PhD...
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What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar BirdA charming and eye-opening exploration of the special relationship between humans and chickens from Sy Montgomery, "one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world" (The New York Times). For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery--whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National...
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Water and the California Dream: Historic Choices for Shaping the FutureIn the last one hundred years, imported water has transformed the environment of the Golden State and its quality of life, with land ownership patterns and real estate boosterism dramatically altering both urban and rural communities. The key to this transformation has been expanded...
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War Gardening And Home Storage Of VegetablesThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Universo (Universe): La Gu?a Visual DefinitivaDéjate deslumbrar por las maravillas del universo a través de impresionantes imágenes y prepárate para conocer todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el cosmos. Universo es una enciclopedia llena de impactantes fotografías, información contrastada y explicaciones claras que te ayudarán comprender de manera fácil...
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Time Expansion Experiences: The Psychology of Time Perception and the Illusion of Linear TimeHave you ever been in an accident and felt that time slowed down? Have you felt time stretch radically, or even apparently disappear, in a state of deep meditation? Psychologist Dr Steve Taylor calls these Time Expansion Experiences, and in this book he shares...
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The Whole Truth: A Cosmologist's Reflections on the Search for Objective RealityFrom the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural science A century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that kept changing, from a mechanical model of the ether to electric and magnetic...
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The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right NowAn eminent philosopher explains why we owe it to future generations to take immediate action on global warming Climate change is the supreme challenge of our time. Yet despite growing international recognition of the unfolding catastrophe, global carbon emissions continue to rise, hitting an...
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The Periodic Table Illustrated: A Guide to the 118 Chemical ElementsThe Periodic Table is a compact guide to the currently known 118 elements and their properties. The periodic table provides the most convenient way of organizing chemical elements by specific icons and is widely used in chemistry and physics as a quick and easy...
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The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of ScienceThis handbook provides both an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in philosophy of science, as well as a guide to new directions in the discipline. Section I contains broad overviews of the main lines of research and the state of established knowledge in six principal...
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The North Carolina Flood: July 14, 15, 16, 1916Picture this: It's 1916, you live in Western North Carolina, the 1st World War is still raging, and it's been raining heavily for ten days. You and your family have to leave your home to seek higher ground because the rain is not stopping....
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The Magic Books: A History of Enchantment in 20 Medieval ManuscriptsA fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Italy and Tudor England, great rulers, religious figures, and scholars sought to harness supernatural power. They tried...
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The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for HealingThe follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor's The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of grief--and life's other major stressors--on the human body. Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can...
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The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape RealityA brilliant new theory of the mind that upends our understanding of how the brain interacts with the world "This thoroughly readable book will convince you that the brain and the world are partners in constructing our understanding." --Sean Carroll, New York Times bestselling...
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The Dressmaker's Mirror: Sudden Death, Genetics, and a Jewish Family's SecretMy niece was 36, newly married, and "on top of the world," when she collapsed and died. Her autopsy report caused us to panic--there was something in our blood that could trigger sudden death. As a mother, I prayed for the curse to spare...
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