Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the "eel question": Where do eels come...
Math and science
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Author:Svensson, PatrikSummary: - Author:Connolly, SeanSummary:
Math rocks! At least it does in the gifted hands of Sean Connolly, who blends middle school math with fantasy to create an exciting adventure in problem-solving. These word problems are perilous, do-or-die scenarios of blood-sucking...
- Author:FORT, CharlesSummary:
The Book of the Damned was the first published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort (first edition 1919). Dealing with various types of anomalous phenomena including UFOs, strange falls of both organic and inorganic materials from...
- Author:Kamkwamba, WilliamSummary:
Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a Slave William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But...
- Author:Scales, HelenSummary:
A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway as revolutionary studies rewrite the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our...
- Author:Fuller, RichardSummary:
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. Simply put, pollution is now the world's most prevalent health risk. And yet,...
- Author:Spencer, SophiaSummary:
7-year-old Sophia Spencer was bullied for loving bugs until hundreds of women scientists rallied around her. Now Sophie tells her inspiring story in this picture book that celebrates women in science, bugs of all kinds and the...
- Author:Young, John K.Summary:
In this course, Howard University professor John K. Young takes audiences through the microscope on a journey of discovery into the world of cells and tissues, where a complex scheme of activity is taking place all the time, literally...
- Author:Wagner, Richard, Zubrin, RobertSummary:
The Case for Mars explains step-by-step how we can use present-day technology to send humans to Mars within ten years.
- Author:Markle, SandraSummary:
Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat?...
- Author:Feynman, Richard P.Summary:
In these Messenger Lectures delivered at Cornell University, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance.
- Author:Campbell, Thomas M., Campbell, T. ColinSummary:
This new, expanded edition of the groundbreaking book features brand-new content, including the latest undeniable evidence of the power of a plant-based diet.
- Author:Isaacson, WalterSummary:
When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback, titled The Double Helix, on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on...
- Author:Ross, Alexander, Crowley, TerrySummary:
How has the Ontario Agricultural College contributed to Canadian education? What role has the college played in the development of agriculture since it was founded in 1874? This history of Canada’s oldest agricultural college revolves...
- Author:Zinsser, NathanielSummary:
The Director of West Point's Performance Psychology Program shares the secrets of mental toughness and self-belief in this new definitive guide to building and mastering confidence.
- Author:Pearl, MikeSummary:
From a Vice magazine columnist whose beat is "the future," here is entertaining speculation featuring both authoritative research and a bit of mischief: a look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as the day...
- Author:Peterson, DaleSummary:
Tells of the Deluge unleashed by human primates, homo sapiens, on the world's nonhuman primates, but also of the Ark - sanctuaries, reserves, captive breeding programmes, rehabilitation efforts and so on - that may help save the...
- Author:Dufresne, ToddSummary:
In The Democracy of Suffering philosopher Todd Dufresne provides a strikingly original exploration of the past, present, and future of this epoch, the Anthropocene, demonstrating how the twin crises of reason and capital have...
- Author:Preston, RichardSummary:
“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”— Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for...
- Author:Kean, SamSummary:
The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, greed, betrayal, and obsession. The fascinating tales in this book follow elements on the table as they play out their parts in...
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