Climate Clangers: The Bad Ideas Blocking Real Action by Jennifer Rayner
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Category: Popular Science | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
The climate assertions that only prevent effective action, and what could replace them The impacts of climate change keep getting worse, but the typical framing of the problem and the solutions so far being pursued are seriously insufficient. As a result, the steps we’re taking to build a clean energy e ...Show more
Biomimetics: How Lessons from Nature can Transform Technology by Brian Clegg
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Hot Science Ser.
An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
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Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: near fine
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution--a #1 international bestseller--that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human." One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...Show more
Impossible Monsters: Dinosaurs, Darwin and the Victorian War Between Science and Religion by Michael Taylor
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Category: Popular Science
Impossible Monsters is the captivating story of the discovery of the dinosaurs and how it upended our understanding of the origins of the world - overturning the literal reading of the Bible, liberating science from the shackles of religion, and giving birth to the secular age.In 1811, a twelve-year-old ...Show more
The Book of Humans - The Story of How We Became Us by Adam Rutherford
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Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: very good
'Charming, compelling and packed with information. I learned more about biology from this short book than I did from years of science lessons. A weird and wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN We like to think of ourselves as exceptional beings, but is there really anything special about us that sets us apart ...Show more
Universal Guide to the Night Sky by Lisa Harvey-Smith
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Category: Popular Science | Series: Universal Guide Ser.
Wherever you are in this world - whether that be in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, in the city or a remote region - this book guides you through the remarkable features of planet Earth's starry sky. Receive a personal tour through the wonders of the universe from astrophysicist Lisa Harvey-Smith. ...Show more
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER) by Ed Yong
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Category: Popular Science
**SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST, SPECTATOR, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed withi ...Show more
Deep Water: The Story of the Evolution of Our Seas and Oceans by Riley Black
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Category: Popular Science
The life story of the deep sea and its ancient creatures. Deep Water explains how this unique and largely unexplored habitat came into being, what lives there and why, how it has evolved and what the future will bring in this dark and mysterious environment.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World by Peter Wohlleben
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Category: Popular Science | Reading Level: good
Are trees social beings? In this international bestseller, forester and author Peter Wohlleben convincingly makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their chi ...Show more
Rocks & Minerals Flash Cards (Our World in Pictures)
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Category: Popular Science
A fun way to learn about rocks and minerals from all over the world Discover the wonders of our rocky planet This amazing deck of cards welcomes you to Earth's extraordinary minerals and gems, from sparkling emeralds to igneous rocks formed deep inside the Earth's molten core. Stunning pictures and fast ...Show more
The Science Museum a Brief History of Stuff: The Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Objects by DK
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Category: Popular Science
Explore the past, present and future of the everyday stuff in your home, from tinned food to tampons.Learn how 30,000 bath toys and the work of amateur beachcombers have helped scientists study ocean currents. Explore how the search for a death ray led to the creation of the microwave oven and ready mea ...Show more
Green Murder (PB) by Ian Plimer
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Category: Popular Science
It has never been shown that human emissions of the gas of life drive global warming. Large bodies of science that don’t fit the narrative have been ignored by IPCC, COP and self-interested scientists paid by taxpayers. A huge subsidised industry of intermittent unreliable wind and solar electricity has ...Show more