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Presents evidence that links all traits to complex interactions between genes and the environment, considering such...  Read More >>

Explores the question of evidence for the paranormal. Containing chapters that deal with topics such as psychics,...  Read More >>

A guide to the story of life from the origin of the earth to the present day written from a scientific naturalist's...  Read More >>

Prion diseases have plagued humans and animals for 3 centuries, but only in the last 2 decades have researchers...  Read More >>

In the fall of 1933 the newly founded Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, welcomed its first...  Read More >>

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However much we want certainty in our lives, it feels as if we live in an uncertain and dangerous world. But are...  Read More >>

Carl Djerassi was responsible for the chemical synthesis of the first steroid oral contraceptive: he is widely referred...  Read More >>

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Provides access to various paradoxes of the natural world. This book explains that some occur through the prevalence...  Read More >>

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With the full-color Physical Science text, students learn the properties of matter, elements, compounds, electricity,...  Read More >>

""Essential—and fascinating—reading for anyone interested in the dilemmas posed by nuclear power.""—Mike Wallace,...  Read More >>

The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science is a one-volume encyclopedia offering an overview of the field...  Read More >>

""One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting.""—Entertainment...  Read More >>

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A Nobel laureate discusses findings in biological science in the past half century and what they reveal about the...  Read More >>

Contains completely new recipes, all of which are kid-tested and teacher-approved. From making volcanic rock candy...  Read More >>

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A book which gives scientific proof of the paranormal. Psychic activity, remote viewing, the power of prayer and...  Read More >>

Gaia is a theory that has revolutionised how we see this 'pale blue dot': all living things are part of one great...  Read More >>

Takes the reader on a journey through logarithms and the harmonic series, the two defining elements of gamma, toward...  Read More >>

Is a baby whose personality has been chosen from a gene supermarket still a human? If we choose what we create what...  Read More >>

Life on earth will come to an end. It's just a matter of when. The End of the World focuses on the many potential...  Read More >>

L'opera raccoglie gli atti del convegno ""Matematica e Cultura"" tenutosi a Venezia a marzo 2002. Pur avendo come...  Read More >>