A History of Life in 100 Fossils by Paul D. Taylor
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Category: Science & Natural History
This is the epic story of life on Earth, uniquely retold through some of the most significant fossils ever found. A History of Life in 100 Fossils travels through 3.5 billion years of Earth's history and across all seven continents, showcasing the unusual and wonderful forms of life that have played a p ...Show more
13.8 : The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin
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Category: Science & Natural History
The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behaviour of very large things; quantum theory the behaviour of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin - one of the best-known writers of popular science over the past 30 years - p ...Show more
The Planet Remade: How Geoengineering Could Change the World by Oliver Morton
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Category: Science & Natural History
A climate-crisis book which offers a new - and controversial - solution: geoengineering, and which delivers a rich, deep history of climate change, and the science and politics that underpin it.
The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures by William deBuys
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Category: Science & Natural History
An award-winning author's quest to find and understand a creature as rare and enigmatic as any on Earth In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with exquisite long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to Western science--a saola, t ...Show more
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins
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Category: Science & Natural History
A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new 'tales' and the latest scientific developments. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on ...Show more
Spooky Action at a Distance by George Musser
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Category: Science & Natural History
What is space? It isn't a question that most of us normally stop to ask. Space is the venue of physics; it's where things exist, where they move and take shape. Yet over the past few decades, physicists have discovered a phenomenon that operates outside the confines of space and time. The phenomenon, th ...Show more
The Dogist by Elias Weiss Friedman
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Category: Science & Natural History
Every page presents dog portraits that command our attention. Whether because of the look in a dog's eyes, its innate beauty, or even the clothes its owner has dressed it in, the photos will make you ooh and aah, laugh, and fall in love. Photographed by Elias Weiss Friedman, aka The Dogist, every portra ...Show more
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine by Marty Jopson
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Category: Science & Natural History
Have you ever wondered why ice floats and water is such a freaky liquid? Or why chillies and mustard are both hot but in different ways? Or why microwaves don't cook from the inside out? In this fascinating scientific tour of household objects, The One Show presenter and all-round Science Bloke Marty Jo ...Show more
Things Your Dog Wants You to Know by Laura Vissaritis
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Category: Science & Natural History
What is it that your dog is trying to say . . . and are you listening? Expert dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis (with able assistance from her bull terrier Chester) introduces Dognitive Therapy, an approach that teaches you how to understand the world from your dog's point of view. Insights into the c ...Show more
We are All Stardust - Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk About Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know by Stefan Klein
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Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
World-leading natural and social scientists shed light on their discoveries and lives in conversation with an award-winning science writer.When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize - winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, 'First and foremost, curiosit ...Show more
UFO Hunters: Book One by William J. Birnes
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Category: Science & Natural History | Series: UFO Hunters | Reading Level: General Adult
UFO Hunters® follows the team of bestselling author William J. Birnes, former NASA physicist Dr. Ted Acworth, and former US Army engineer Pat Uskert as they investigate UFO cases around the world. The team's access to UFO evidence is unparalleled-and their expertise allows them to quickly identify bogus ...Show more
Do Statins Work?: The Battle for Perfect Evidence-Based Medicine by Ben Goldacre
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Category: Science & Natural History
Statins are the single most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the whole of the developed world. They're taken by over 100 million people, with millions more patients being offered them every year. We know that statins do some good, but we don't know how big the benefits are. This book gives patients ...Show more