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"Ferreira masterfully portrays the science and scientists behind general relativity's star-crossed history and argues that even now we are only just beginning to realize its vitality as a tool for

"Undeniably exquisite...'eveal[s] not only how science actually happens but also who or what propels its immutable humanity." -Maria Popova "An excellent introduction to the key issues in science t

Most people know that Gregor Mendel, the Moravian monk who patiently grew his peas in a monastery garden, shaped our understanding of inheritance.

Chris P. Bacon was born with malformed legs, but with the help of a wheelchair made of construction toys, he's become a hero to people with similar challenges.

Most scientists agree that Earth is warming rapidly. Glaciers are melting and rising seawaters are submerging islands and coastal cities.

On a global scale, humans create around 2.6 trillion pounds of waste every year.

In 1831 British naturalist Charles Darwin joined a five-year expedition on the ship HMS Beagle.

Explorers of the Black Box is a scientific adventure story. The "Black Box" is the brain.

The riveting true story of the world's fastest plane and the first manned flights into outer space. First tested in 1959, the X-15 rocket plane was at the forefront of the space race.

In this delightful book, teacher and birder Cathryn Sill explains to children what birds are, what they do, and how they live.

The acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of

Comment devient-on le plus jeune Français à partir vers la Station spatiale ? Comment passer de sa Normandie natale aux pas de tir de Baïkonour et de Cap Canaveral ?

«Le 28 septembre 1895, à seize heures quarante, Louis Pasteur s'éteint, entouré des siens.

In 40 years, Earth's population will reach 10 billion. Can our world support that? What kind of world will it be?

From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space.