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.

The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History
The World As We Knew It: Dispatches From a Changing Climate
How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
Future Stories: What's Next?
O istorie genetică (incompletă) a românilor
Diving Deep: Using Machines to Expore the Ocean
How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
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    The German Wife
    The Anthropocene Reviewed
    Bewilderment
    Transcendent Kingdom
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
    The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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    The Ministry for the Future
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    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Cosmos
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #1)
    The Origin of Species
    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
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

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