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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
Dava Sobel
Paper Book
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory. 'A fresh and feminist study of the pioneering Nobel laureate...
Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World
Peter Godfrey-Smith
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in 2020. The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part...
Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Cara Giaimo
Paper Book
From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other--a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field...
The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession
Amy Stewart
When Amy Stewart discovered a community of tree collectors, she expected to meet horticultural fanatics driven to plant every species of oak or maple. But she also discovered that the urge to collect trees springs from deeper, more profound motives, such as a longing for community, a vision for...
The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life
Nathalie A. Cabrol
Paper Book
Over the last few decades, space exploration has revolutionised our understanding of our place in the cosmos. We now know that there are many habitable environments within our solar system. Yet a profound question remains: are we alone in the universe? Nathalie A....
Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
Richard Panek
Paper Book
The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes--and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing. Pillars...
What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean
Helen Scales
Paper Book
An impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world's ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it.
Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere
Rob Jackson
Paper Book
THE TIMES BEST SCIENCE BOOK OF 2024 'Argues persuasively . . . nothing less than eye-opening' Financial Times Can we really restore the earth's atmosphere within our lifetime? Whether through sustainable technologies such as fossil-free...

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