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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Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History
The World As We Knew It: Dispatches From a Changing Climate
Future Stories: What's Next?
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    The End of Solitude: Selected Essays on Culture and Society

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    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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