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Charles Darwin invirtió más de dos décadas en escribir El origen de las especies, la obra que marcó uno de los puntos de inflexión más importantes del pensamiento científico. A lo largo de este libro, Darwin expone su teoría de la selección natural y defiende que las especies no fueron creadas por una mano divina, sino que primero existieron unas formas más simples que a lo largo del tiempo fueron mutando y evolucionando para adaptarse al medio.

Charles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today.

Come along for a deep dive into the clean Hydrogen technology of our distant past with a detailed description of the Great Pyramid's strategy for producing incredible amounts of wireless power from water. Physics, frequencies, energy values and a coherent theory of operation reveal the true purpose and function of the Great Pyramid. Presented by a career automotive technician and long time student of the building, Terry Lee. A former ASE certified master technician with an L1 certification and an interest in things electrical.

Die Menschheit–was für eine Erfolgsstory. Wir wären nicht da, wo wir sind, wenn nicht über die Jahrtausende hinweg viele kluge Köpfe viele geniale Ideen gehabt hätten. Charles Darwin, Vater der Evolutionstheorie, wäre stolz auf den Status quo: Survival of the Fittest–der Stärkste setzt sich durch. So ist es. Aber was ist eigentlich mit dem oder der Zweitstärksten?

Science is often portrayed as a realm of certainty—precise formulas, flawless methods, and sudden “eureka” moments of revelation. But the truth is far more complex, fragile, and deeply human. This book explores the hidden life of science: its adventurism and audacity, its errors and illusions, its entanglement with power, and its uneasy partnership with machines.

Dal primo avventurarsi su due gambe nelle pianure africane alla produzione di pitture rupestri, piramidi, bastimenti, parlamenti e molto altro: tanto si è scritto sul cammino evolutivo dell'umanità grazie al lavoro di paleontologi, archeologi e genetisti. Ciascuno di loro ha messo un tassello a formare un quadro generale della nostra storia.

In December 1872, HMS Challenger embarked on the first round-the-world oceanographic expedition. Its goal: to shine a light on the mysteries of the deep sea. For the next four years, Challenger's naturalists explored the oceans, encountering never-before-seen marvels of marine life. The expedition’s achievements are the stuff of legend. It identified major ocean currents and defining features of the seafloor. It measured worldwide sea temperatures and chemistry. And, most spectacularly of all, it collected nearly five thousand sea creatures and plants new to science.

When Robert Louis Stevenson wrote his gothic horror story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, he based the house of the genial doctor-turned-fiend on the home of John Hunter. The choice was understandable, for Hunter was both widely acclaimed and greatly feared. From humble origins, John Hunter rose...

Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has become just another serious complication. As a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was underwater for over an hour. When she was found she wasn't breathing, and her pupils were fixed and dilated. That drowning should have been fatal. But after three hours of persistent work, a team of doctors and nurses was able to bring her back.

A química não é um assunto abstrato que só acontece em laboratórios: ela está em toda parte. E, se você quer entender como o mundo funciona, o segredo está na tabela periódica — é o que Elementar nos mostra. À primeira vista, essa tabela aparentemente hermética, originária do sonho de um grande gênio exausto e ávido por tentar organizar a então recente ciência da química, pode parecer intimidadora. Mas ela nada mais é do que uma lista de ingredientes, na qual se encontram as substâncias mais puras que constituem tudo: da beterraba às bicicletas.

في معظم التخصصات العلمية، يسود فهم بأن الفرضية المثبتة يمكن قبولها بصفتها "حقيقة" علمية، ولكن إلى أن تستطيع نظرية جديدة دحضها وتقديم نموذج جديد. وبهذه الطريقة يتطور العلم ويتسع نطاقه، إذ تحل الأفكار الجديدة محل القديمة. لكن الاستثناء هنا هو علم الرياضيات، حيث إنه بمجرد إثبات صحة المبرهنة (تقديم برهانها)، فإنها تظل صحيحة بشكل دائم، ولا يمكن دحضها. في الواقع، على الرغم من انتماء الرياضيات إلى العلوم بالمعنى الأوسع؛ لاحتوائها على المعرفة المنهجية والمعادلاتية، فإنها تختلف اختلافًا كبيرًا عن العلوم الطبيعية، التي تبحث في الكون المادي. وفي حين تجمع العلوم الطبيعية أدلة تجريبية لابتكار

How learning to “listen” to the universe using radio waves has revolutionized our understanding of everything from gravity to little green men In space, no one can hear you scream. But the universe is far from silent. It’s been speaking all along, broadcasting its stories and secrets, for...

In The International Space Station: 10 Amazing Facts, author Daran Volcroft takes you on a journey beyond our atmosphere to discover the secrets, science, and stories behind this incredible achievement. From its humble beginnings as a single Russian module launched in 1998 to its current status as the largest human-made object in space, the ISS is a triumph of vision, technology, and cooperation.

Desde sus más remotos orígenes, la humanidad se sintió fascinada por la influencia de los astros en la naturaleza. Desde las más pretéritas civilizaciones observamos la bóveda celeste, dibujando constelaciones y escudriñando entre los astros, en busca de respuestas sobre nuestra propia existencia. En ese camino, colosal y formidable, descubrimos el universo, y hoy nos sigue enamorando como lo hizo a los primeros homínidos que levantaron la vista hacia los cielos más oscuros de todos los tiempos.

What if dinosaurs could help us prepare for the future? In Surviving Climate and Chaos, paleontologist and science communicator Evan Jevnikar reveals how the prehistoric past holds critical lessons for understanding modern climate change, extinction, and survival.

In this dazzling new biography, Richard Holmes, critically acclaimed author of The Age of Wonder, discovers in Young Tennyson an astonishingly magnetic and mercurial personality, a secretly expressive and highly emotional man haunted by the great intellectual and scientific issues of his time...

Space Race 2.0 has started, and the winner—America or Communist China—will define the future of humanity. The space race was a critical determining factor in the Cold War. After its Sputnik miracle, the Soviets’ loss of the race to the Moon undermined the international mystique of Communism and crushed the USSR’s dreams of world domination. America’s wildly successful Apollo program, by sharp contrast, brought America global glory and prestige—along with a plethora of “miracle technologies” that accelerated economic growth and strengthened US national security for half a century.

Eine bestohlene Physikerin und ein verschwundener Forscher: Die spannende Jagd nach dem Neutrino, erzählt in sieben Porträts durch die Zeit.

Zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts entfesseln Isaac Newton und Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz eine heftige Debatte, die bis heute von Mathematikern und Philosophen geführt wird: Was ist das, was wir »Zeit« nennen? Thomas de Padova zeichnet das lebendige Bild einer Epoche, in der die Zeit zum heiß diskutierten Gegenstand der Naturwissenschaften wird und Uhren anfangen, unseren Alltag zu bestimmen. Eine fesselnde Entdeckungsreise in die beschleunigte Welt der Moderne.

Atomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement—but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Prize winners and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, these scientists have long since been forgotten. But without their expertise, Robert Oppenheimer's research at Los Alamos would never have succeeded. Gareth Williams unearths the true story of the top-secret British atomic program, codenamed "Tube Alloys," established in 1940.