Sciences
Biography: Thor Heyerdahl
Thor Heyerdahl came to the attention of the world at large when he sailed a small balsa wood raft from Peru to Polynesia, but to have him tagged as a mere explorer or adventurer is like saying Neil Armstrong liked to travel or Einstein was pretty good with numbers. The Kon-Tiki expedition was just the tip of the iceberg that makes up this fascinating Norwegian and this book is a good overall in... read more
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Evolutions might be described as an order universe running down into disorder and even into compl... read more
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Astronomy
- Christmas 2007: Astronomy gift ideas for teens
- 'Beam me up, Scotty': Why the original Star Trek episodes are without this phrase
- What is the Hubble space telescope?
- Does the Large Hadron Collider have the potential to destroy Earth?
- How scientists know there was water on Mars
- The speed of light explained
- Factors to consider in man's desire to explore outer space
Botany
- How to skeletonize a leaf
- Save a tree's life: Don't peel bark
- Life on Earth That May Be Of Extraterrestrial Origin
- How Carpology can help us
- Plant adaptations in varied biomes on Earth
- Best tropical woods from Central America
- Balsam poplars: Identification and uses
Physics
- Force: concept explained
- When lightening strikes an airplane
- Biography: Abdus Salam
- Why objects float
- The value and types of optic fibers
- Edward Teller, father of the H-bomb
- CERN: An overview
Physiology
by John Cowley
Human factors', is a phrase most frequently used by politicians and commentators when attempting to account for some otherwise ... read more
It's obtained solidifing CO2 at temperatures below -56,4°C and at high pressure, directly from the gas. Consulting the sta... read more
by Jon Dix
Did cave men tell Jokes? Please indulge me for a moment in a potted history. There is plenty of evidence that the last ice a... read more
The Discovery of Lake Tanganyika The Stuff of Legend Struggling through dense, uncharted jungle; fording chest-deep rivers an... read more
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