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Grasses cover approximately one-quarter of the planet’s land surface; four species – wheat, rice, maize and sugar – provide 60 per cent of human calorie intake. Almost all of us at …

”Pakeneminen Maasta Marsiin olisi kuin muuttaisi myrkkyjätteen kaatopaikalle, koska naapurit eivät leikkaa nurmikkoaan tarpeeksi usein.” Kirja on ainoa yleistajuinen teos, joka …

This book is a vision of biology set within the entire timescale of the universe. It is about the timing of life, from microsecond movements to evolutionary changes over millions …

This edition does not include illustrations.Is there life on Mars? And if not, why not? These questions have gripped mankind throughout the twentieth century. In the shadow of the …

Provides details of the last Gemini flight, flown by veteran Commander James Lovell and brilliant rookie Edwin Buzz Aldrin."

Gazing up at the heavens from our backyards or a nearby field, most of us see an undifferentiated mess of stars - if, that is, we can see anything at all through the glow of light …

Here is an unprecedented collection of twenty freewheeling and revealing interviews with major players in the ongoing--and increasingly heated--debate about the relationship …

This engaging book places Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific achievements within the wider context of the rapid development that occurred during the Renaissance.

The holy grail of theoretical physics is to find the theory of everything that combines all the forces of nature, including gravity. This book addresses the question: how far are …

In this book, encounter a lifetime's writing, over one hundred meticulously crafted poems spanning six decades. Here are poems offering acute observations of thresholds in time: …