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The book aims to explain the historical development of particle physics, with special emphasis on CERN and collider physics.

Some thousands of years ago, the world was home to an immense variety of large mammals.

Class insecta is numerically the largest class of the largest phylum outnumbering the total number of all the other known species of the rest of the animal kingdom.

Parasitic infections are a major global concern, adversely affects animal health and responsible for significant economic losses in terms of decreased milk production, meat quality, depreciation of hide, manure and draught power.

This book looks behind the scenes at the Plasma Crystal laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS) to see how science and research is carried out on the first physical science laboratory in space.

Insects occur in different ecological niches of mangrove forest.

Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians book has the trusted content, simplified layout, and novel study tools every Vet Tech needs.

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Historically researchers of neuroscience and psychology have believed that the cerebral cortex produces the unique mental capacities of human beings.

The most comprehensive and up-to-date general reference book on honey bee biologyHoney bees are marvelously charismatic organisms with a long history of interaction with humans.

Feynman once selected, as the single most important statement in science, that everything is made of atoms.

Gauge fields are the messengers carrying signals between elementary particles, enabling them to interact with each other.

Secrets of the Manatee offers a fascinating look at Florida's most mysterious marine creature.

This book comprehensively reviews the association of homocysteine metabolism with the etiology of various human disorders.

The three greatest scientific mysteries, which remain poorly understood, are the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the development of consciousness.

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A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "e;Just tell me the answer"e; and more towards "e;Wait, but why?

This deep dive into the wonderful world of insects teaches us to love the tiny, seemingly terrifying creatures all around us.

WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMESThe viruses that do us harm are vastly outnumbered by viruses that can actually save lives.

Todos los enigmas y curiosidades de la ciencia al descubierto.

Die Freude, Freund:innen wiederzusehen, die Angst, einen geliebten Menschen zu verlieren – unsere Empfindungen scheinen automatisch in uns aufzutauchen, sich in unserem Gesicht und in unserem Verhalten auszudrücken und unabhängig von unserem Willen einfach zu «geschehen».

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Todos los enigmas y curiosidades de la ciencia al descubierto.

The wave of the future has been around since the beginning of times: it's called Nature.

Did you know there are critters that are powered by the sun, mammals that lay eggs, and penguins with pink poop?

Dangerous, dark and difficult to detect, poisons have been a common character in literature from ancient times to the modern day.

Este libro muestra el diseño y la implementación de tres propuestas didácticas que aportan a la comprensión de los efectos del consumo de Cannabis sativa en el sistema nervioso, en tres grupos de estudiantes de Educación Básica Secundaria, en Bogotá, para propiciar la toma de decisiones asertivas frente al consumo.

Estas notas han sido elaboradas con el fin de que los estudiantes puedan acceder y contar con una herramienta pedagógica que contribuya al mejoramiento de la enseñanza-aprendizaje de la física moderna.

A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.

Why are girls discouraged from doing science?

La enseñanza de la física, las matemáticas, y las diferentes metodologías que pueden ser utilizadas para que los alumnos logren aprendizajes en estas áreas del conocimiento, no suele ser una tarea fácil, así como escribir un texto que permita aproximarse a esos objetivos no será algo menor.

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Almost everything we know about the Universe has come from studying the messages carried by light from outer space.

Thousands of years ago, humans believed that Earth was the center of the universe, that the world they lived on was all there was.

A perfect book for anyone wishing to learn more about our local star, eclipses and the Northern LightsThe Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky.

En este álbum ilustrado de no ficción Seth Fishman busca hacernos pensar en toda clase de números, desde los más inimaginablemente grandes hasta uno de los más únicos e importantes (al menos para nosotros): el 1.

Warum haben wir eigentlich ein Gehirn?

No faltan libros en los que los dinosaurios son representados como criaturas enormes y terribles, enzarzadas en una lucha interminable por devorar o ser devorados.

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe.

As doctors and biologists have learned, to their dismay, infectious disease is a moving target: new diseases emerge every year, old diseases evolve into new forms, and ecological and socioeconomic upheavals change the transmission pathways by which disease spread.

Descubre todos los secretos (y un montón de curiosidades) del sistema solar en este espectacular álbum ilustrado de la colección Los Exploradores del Espacio.

Where there is data there are questions of ownership, leaks, and worries about misuse.

Estamos ante una novedosa propuesta de divulgación científica en la cual se une la visión de mundo y el conocimiento de la cultura mapuche con las matemáticas.

It used to be: If you see a coyote, shoot it.

The story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains workWe see the last cookie in the box and think, can I take that?

Changes are occurring in the multiple sclerosis community.

Digby Tantam presents the ground-breaking theory of the interbrain, the idea that human beings are endlessly connected by a continuous interplay of non-verbal communication of which we are unaware.

Each book in the Learn Every Day series features one hundred activities contributed by teachers around the world.

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theory that would put Einstein to sleep--now there's an easier way to master chemistry, biology, trigonometry, and geometry.