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Traditionally thought of as the last great unspoiled territory on Earth, the Arctic is in reality home to some of the most contaminated people and animals on the planet.

How do we make sense of the modern world' Science is a profoundly affecting aspect of contemporary life, and yet the gulf between experts and everyone else is widening.

"Like the air we breathe, we take our skin for granted...

Climate change has been a perplexing problem for years. In Dark Winter, author John L.

Celebrate the year of the Mayan Apocalypse in style with Megacatastrophes!, as Dr. David Darling and Dr. Dirk Schulze-Makuch delve into the amazing science of the end of the world.

The search for the means to control the bodies and minds of our fellow humans has been underway for millennia, from the sleep-inducing honeycombs that felled Pompey's army to the famous voodoo poti

Often, thinking seriously about outlandish problems is the only way to make progress in science. The rest of the time, it's hilarious.

Who said that physics has to be dull' In this rip-roaring science puzzle adventure, Byrne and Cassidy put the reader in the driving seat.

This groundbreaking book demonstrates that between the results of the 1976 Viking I lander and the latest scientific discoveries - from fertile Martian soil to microbe-ridden meteorites - there is

Stimulating and often startling discussions between three friends, all highly original thinkers: Rupert Sheldrake, controversial biologist, Terence McKenna , psychedelic visionary, and Ralph Abraha

From planetary movements and the exploration of our solar system to black holes and dark matter, this comprehensive reference simplifies all aspects of astronomy with an approachable question-and-a

Pollution is the single largest cause of death in the developing world. One in seven people in low- and middle-income countries die as a result of it.

We're all prone to excess, even in discussions of excess, observes biologist and science writer Marlene Zuk.

Eschewing the usual mathematical explanations for physics phenomena, this approachable reference explains complicated scientific concepts in plain English that everyone can understand.

Gaining a following since the launch of the infamous Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing questions: How did the Universe start' What are we m