Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work.

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The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
Black Hole Survival Guide
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
What Is to Be Done: political engagement and saving the planet
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology
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    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Tumor
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    The End of October
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Interference
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
    No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
    World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
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    A Brief History of Time
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    The Selfish Gene
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Origin of Species
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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