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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Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies
Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2 - The Pillars of Civilization
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work
Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
The History of the Computer
Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
The Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space
Pandemic, Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick
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    Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
    The Anthropocene Reviewed
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
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    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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