Science

Recent movers and shakers in science.

Updated November 20, 2024
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How life works : a user's guide to the new biology
Ball, Philip
Paper Book
"Bold and intriguing."--Wall Street Journal * "Penetrating. . . . Provocative and profound."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "Offers plenty of food for thought."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)   "Ball's marvelous book is both...
The lives of butterflies a natural history of our planet's butterfly life
James, David G.
Ebook
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Devoured : the extraordinary story of kudzu, the vine that ate the South
Horn-Muller, Ayurella
Paper Book
Kudzu abounds across the American South. Introduced in the United States in the 1800s as a solution for soil erosion, this invasive vine with Eastern Asian origins came to be known as a pernicious invader capable of smothering everything in its path. To many, the plant?s enduring legacy has been...
The struggle of parts
Roux, Wilhelm
Ebook
A landmark work of nineteenth-century developmental and evolutionary biology that takes the Darwinian struggle for existence into the organism itself. Though he is remembered primarily as a pioneer of experimental embryology, Wilhelm Roux was also a groundbreaking evolutionary...
Steeped the chemistry of tea
Francl, Michelle
Ebook
Tea is the world's most popular beverage. Dive into a cup of tea with a chemist and discover the rich molecular brew that can be extracted from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Tea contains over a hundred different chemical compounds which contribute to its colour, taste and scent - and...
3 degrees more the impending hot season and how nature can help us prevent it
Wiegandt, Klaus.
Ebook
This open access book describes in detail what life on this planet would be like if its average surface temperature were to rise 3 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level. On this basis, the book argues that it is imperative to keep this temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. It then...

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