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Did you know that the left lung is smaller than the right lung?

Did you know that the heart is a muscle in the circulatory system?

Did you know that your eyes will continue to grow until you are a teenager?

Did you know that ears are a part of the auditory system?

Did you know that the brain is the third largest organ in the body?

Did you know that bones keep the organs inside our bodies safe?

Thoroughbreds are born ready to race.

Someone once said that 'wine is a mixture of chemistry, biology and psychology'.

The 1860's and 1870's in England were times of intense excitement in scientific and religious thought.

This book stinks.

Australia's complex, beautiful and diverse flora is showcased in stunning botanic gardens across the continent.

Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before.

Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before.

Well-run modern zoos and aquariums do important research and conservation work and teach visitors about the challenges of animals in the wild and the people striving to save them.

Eagles are awe-inspiring birds that have influenced much human endeavour.

Chemicals are everywhere.

For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback.

This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading!

Telling people about research is just as important as doing it.

Plant Names is an invaluable guide to the use of scientific, commercial and common names for plants and the conventions for writing them.

Are you wishing you knew how to better communicate science, without having to read several hundred academic papers and books on the topic?

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

Although relatively little known, fungi provide the links between the terrestrial organisms and ecosystems that underpin our functioning planet.

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Ever wondered how vaccines work, why whales strand themselves or if luck exists?

Complete with colour illustrations and written in a conversational style, biochemist William Elliott unravels the mystery of life while revealing its majesty.

6th Grade Science Book for kids ages 11-12Support your child's educational journey with Spectrum Grade 6 Science Workbook that teaches basic science skills to 6th grade students.

5th Grade Science Book for kids ages 10-11Support your child's educational journey with Spectrum Grade 5 Science Workbook that teaches basic science skills to 5th grade students.

Graceful stingrays, massive whales, and spiny sea urchins live deep in the ocean.

Wer ist schlauer, Mensch oder Maschine?

Discover the pleasures of watching insects with this fun, informative, and marvelously illustrated how-to guideInsects are the most abundant wildlife on the planetbut also the least observed.

Die Wissenschaft hinter deinem Alltag – faszinierend, verständlich und voller Aha-Momente!

Tröstlich, einzigartig, inspirierend – Elisabeth Tova Baileys Spiegel-Bestseller ist die perfekte Lektüre für ungewisse Zeiten und jetzt endlich als schön illustrierte Neuausgabe erhältlich!

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From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology.

Everybody Out of the Pond At the Water's Edge will change the way you think about your place in the world.

From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.

Contributing editor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and author of College (Un)Bound, Jeffrey J.

On the fiftieth anniversary of Watson and Crick receiving the Nobel Prize, a freshly annotated and illustrated edition of The Double Helix provides new insights into a scientific revolution.

In its updated and expanded second edition, this helpful guide offers a wealth of information for people living with HIV and for people caring for HIV-positive loved ones.

Millions of people experience symptoms of central sensitization (CS) and central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities.

Listen up!

What makes things move, but cannot be seen?

We can see light.

Get moving!

What makes a bee a bee?

What makes a beetle a beetle?

What makes a butterfly a butterfly?