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Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story "the best book on Apollo": this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human history. When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts...

Journey back to 1867 with Across the Continent of South America, a captivating account of a groundbreaking scientific expedition that traversed the breathtaking equatorial Andes and the lush Amazon rainforest. This remarkable adventure took the explorers from Guayaquil to Quito, across rugged mountain ranges, through dense forests to Napo, and finally along the Rio Napo to Pebas on the Maranon. Under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute, the team not only documented their travels but also collected a wealth of rock and plant samples, numerous animal specimens, and compiled local ...

Brought to you by Penguin. A raucous, behind-the-scenes account of the year Blur got back together There is nothing that can touch the sound made by a close-knit group of people who have been playing together for years and years and years, playing as though their lives depended on it. For many...

James Webb Space Telescope Podcast OutlineEpisode 1: Introduction to the James Webb Space TelescopeWhat is the James Webb Space Telescope?Why is it so important?What are its goals?How does it work?What kind of discoveries can we expect from it?Episode 2: The Latest News and Discoveries from the James Webb Space TelescopeWhat are the latest images and data from the James Webb Space Telescope?What have we learned about the universe so far?What are some of the most exciting discoveries yet to come?Episode 3: The James Webb Space Telescope and the Search for ExoplanetsWhat are exoplanets?How can ...

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many fans, James Lovelock deftly explains his idea that life on Earth functions as a single organism. Written for the non-scientist, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the Earth's living matter - air, ocean, and land surfaces - forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life.

Asked to name a great physicist, most people would mention Newton or Einstein, Feynman or Hawking. But ask a physicist and there’s no doubt that James Clerk Maxwell will be near the top of the list. Maxwell, an unassuming Victorian Scotsman, explained how we perceive color. He uncovered the way gases behave. And, most significantly, he transformed the way physics was undertaken in his explanation of the interaction of electricity and magnetism, revealing the nature of light and laying the groundwork for everything from Einstein’s special relativity to modern electronics.

An experienced geologist with years of study in sedimentology, Chris Severson shares his passion for the Delta at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Introduced to the Delta as a young adult, the author ventures into this wild and fascinating region for many, many years. The stories herein tell of adventure, mishaps and perils while giving a view into the beauty of the delta and a geologic picture of the building and destructive forces at work to have created this ever changing, amazing landscape.

Welcome to The James & Joe Garden Show - the podcast that rips up the horticultural rulebook and plants something far more entertaining. Join James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift every week where they tackle a garden topic, from the sensible to the completely ridiculous, armed with sharp opinions, 40 years’ worth of stories and a habit of wandering wildly off-topic. Listeners can also send in their weird and wonderful garden questions for the chance to win our treasured mascot - the Scribehound gnome, Jekyll. Our only two rules? No dead plants and no dull questions. As part of The Garden...

Diabetes is one of the most widespread modern diseases. It’s estimated that up to 400 million people in the world have diabetes. Over half of U.S. adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes. The World Health Organization predicts that by the year 2030, diabetes will be the 7th leading cause of death in the world. Diabetes doubles the risk of overall death and someone with diabetes is expected to have a 5-10 year shorter life expectancy.

What is electricity? Not just in theory, but really. What is it? Where did it come from? Who figured it out? How does it move, store, think, and shape the entire world? This isn’t a textbook. It’s the real story of how humans stumbled into one of the most powerful forces in nature and slowly, painfully, turned it into the thing that runs civilization.

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book. 'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post 'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews 'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall...

‘Intensely alive to the landscape; its pasts, people and creatures’ Robert Macfarlane Take a journey into our ancient past. Explore a long-lost landscape and gradually discover the minds, beliefs and cultural practices of those souls who lived on these lands thousands of years before you...

Dive into Volume 4, Chapter 20 of Baron Macaulays captivating exploration of English history. This chapter resumes the narrative leading up to the Stuart kings and then transitions into a more detailed examination of this pivotal era. Macaulay passionately argues against the divine right of kings, highlighting the ascendant role of Parliament in shaping governance. The accession of William and Mary, Dutch Protestant royalty, is portrayed as a transformative moment in the history of the British Isles. With Macaulays exceptional literary style and his insightful perspective on 18th-century ...

I discuss a variety of topics in both the natural and social sciences, exploring the many fascinating insights that the scientific method yields about the world around us.

In this wide-ranging examination of the micro and macro, world-renowned scholar Thomas S. Mullaney reflects on the deaths of his parents, and on how human lives "disappear." Lyrical and poignant, his erudite, inspiring meditation offers eye-opening insight on the miracle of existence, and on what it means to forge meaning from a chaotic universe.

What is color? Not just pigment. Not just light. Not even just perception. Color is a system. A language written in wavelengths, built by biology, shaped by culture, and weaponized by power. From ancient dyes to modern marketing, from the psychology of red to the physics of violet, COLOR is a vibrant walk through everything we think we see… and everything we’ve been trained to feel. Explore how the brain edits the spectrum, how flags and uniforms manipulate emotion, how art history is lined with poison, and why no one saw “blue” until they invented a word for it. This is not a book about art.

The discovery of DNA’s structure is the story of five towering minds in pursuit of the advancement of science, and for almost all of them, the prospect of fame and immortality: Watson, Crick, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Linus Pauling. Howard Markel skillfully recreates the intense intellectual journey, and fraught personal relationships, that ultimately led to a spectacular breakthrough. But it is Rosalind Franklin - fiercely determined, relentless, and an outsider at Cambridge and the University of London in the 1950s - who becomes a focal point for Markel.

Dive into the richly detailed narrative of the Civil War, a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by Rhodes. This comprehensive overview not only chronicles the key battles and influential generals but also delves into the intricate politics, economics, and international relations of the era. Rhodes skillfully distinguishes between fact and opinion, ensuring clarity as he illuminates the strategies and mindsets that shaped this tumultuous period. Engaging and insightful, this account of the Civil War promises to captivate and educate readers alike. NOTE Footnotes will not be read but can be found...

Explore the secrets of the universe with selections from the works of three of the greatest scientific minds of our lifetime. Widely regarded as the most brilliant theoretical physicist since Einstein, Stephen W. Hawking has delved into today's most important scientific ideas about the cosmos, expanded upon the rich history of scientific thought, and reveled in the complexities of the universe in which we live.

The Roswell Incident has become a cornerstone of American folklore since the mysterious events unfolded in the 1940s in a desolate corner of New Mexico. In July 1994, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force undertook a thorough investigation in response to a General Accounting Office (GAO) inquiry into this enigmatic event. The GAO sought to uncover whether the U.S. Air Force, or any other government agency, held evidence regarding the purported crash and recovery of an extraterrestrial craft and its alien occupants near Roswell, N.M. in July 1947. Following the 1994 report, Air Force ...