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Join the hunt for the cosmic beauty in numbers with stories of the discovery of the ten most admired equations of...  Read More >>

How Charles Darwin developed his ideas of evolution from his own garden and how it is still being debated today....  Read More >>

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What is cruelty? What makes some people cruel? Under what conditions can cruelty grow? Taylor draws together aspects...  Read More >>

From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly...  Read More >>

The alchemical roots of unusual scientific discoveries made by the American and Nazi space programs.  Read More >>

This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and...  Read More >>

This book provides an introduction to a range of fundamental questions that have taxed evolutionary biologists and...  Read More >>

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Gli anni della Luna ripercorre la storia dell’astronautica durante il periodo più esaltante della conquista dello...  Read More >>

A general evolutionary theory which, if it continues to be supported by the data, may in due course come to rival...  Read More >>

Darwin puzzled over why ancient Precambrian rocks seemed barren of life. Brasier describes the quest to shed light...  Read More >>

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The historical and social implications of the telescope and that instrument's modern-day significance are brought...  Read More >>

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Follow the exciting inside story of the race to create the revolutionary chip that powers the next game consoles--Microsoft...  Read More >>

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Contains extracts from the pages of ""Science"" and is supplemented by contributions from the magazine's editors....  Read More >>

Stem cell research, cloning, DNA research, planeatry exploration, new energy sources - these are the headline-making...  Read More >>