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Sex on Earth: A Celebration of Animal Reproduction
Jules Howard · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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One thousand million years ago, a huge revolution occurred on Earth--sex happened for the first time. From that moment on, the world became ever more colorful and bizarre, ringing with elaborate songs and dances, epic battles, and rallying cries as the desires of males and females collided,... |
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The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids--and the Kids We Have
Bonnie Rochman · Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A sharp-eyed exploration of the promise and peril of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventionsIs screening for disease in an embryo a humane form of family planning or a slippery slope toward eugenics? Should doctors tell you that your infant daughter is genetically predisposed... |
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Finding Zero: A Mathematician's Odyssey to Uncover the Origins of Numbers
Amir D. Aczel · Palgrave Macmillan Trade; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The invention of numerals is perhaps the greatest abstraction the human mind has ever created. Virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, or quantified. The story of how and where we got these numerals, which we so depend on, has for thousands of years been shrouded in mystery.... |
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Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True?
Charles Seife · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact from fantasy in the digital worldDigital information is a powerful tool that spreads unbelievably rapidly, infects all corners of society, and is all but impossible to controleven when that information is actually... |
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Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation
Alan Burdick · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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"Time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language; it's always on our minds and it advances through every living moment. But what is time, exactly? Do children experience it the same way adults do? Why does it seem to slow down when we're bored and speed by as we get older?... |
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Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You
SARAH IVENS · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Your practical guide to better health, stronger relationships, and a happier life--by reconnecting with nature There is something simply soul-soothing about being in nature. In fact, research shows that spending time outside can improve the immune system, combat stress hormones, lower blood... |
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Hungry sharks,
Ann Dalton · Crowell
Pages: 33
Format: Loose Leaf
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A brief introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of the shark. |
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The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature's Salvation
Fred Pearce · Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A provocative exploration of the "new ecology" and why most of what we think we know about alien species is wrong For a long time, veteran environmental journalist Fred Pearce thought in stark terms about invasive species: they were the evil interlopers spoiling pristine "natural"... |
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