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Extinctions : how life survives, adapts and evolves
The war below : lithium, copper, and the global battle to power our lives
The boy who reached for the stars : a memoir
Soil to foil : aluminum and the quest for industrial sustainability
The blind spot : why science cannot ignore human experience
The economy of algorithms : AI and the rise of the digital minions
From one cell : a journey into life's origins and the future of medicine
The allure of the multiverse : extra dimensions, other worlds, and parallel universes
Better living through birding : notes from a Black man in the natural world
Starstruck : a memoir of astrophysics and finding light in the dark
Big meg : the story of the largest and most mysterious predator that ever lived
Most delicious poison : the story of nature's toxins--from spices to vices
Machine vision : how algorithms are changing the way we see the world
The mathematical radio : inside the magic of AM, FM, and single-sideband
Inside the star factory : the creation of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's largest and most powerful space observatory
What Is Extinction?: A Natural and Cultural History of Last Animals
The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
Shapeshifters: The Wondrous World of Jellyfish
In the Name of Sharks
Empowering Women in STEM: Personal Stories and Career Journeys from Around the World
Polar tales : the future of ice, life, and the Arctic
Robots and the people who love them : holding on to our humanity in an age of social robots
Over the Seawall: Tsunamis, Cyclones, Drought, and the Delusion of Controlling Nature
Spin: How the World (and Almost Everything in It) Turns
Born of Ice and Fire: How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution
The Story of Sleep: From A to Zzzz
Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias
Things That Go Bump in the Universe: How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug
Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World
Journeys with Emperors: Tracking the World's Most Extreme Penguin
The Curious World of Seahorses: The Life and Lore of a Marine Marvel
The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth
Grace in All Simplicity: Beauty, Truth, and Wonders on the Path to the Higgs Boson and New Laws of Nature
Not Just for the Boys: Why We Need More Women in Science
Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024
A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
The Heartbeat of the Wild: Dispatches From Landscapes of Wonder, Peril, and Hope
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023
Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components
Convergence: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing_ Social, Economic, and Policy Impacts
Spirits Dancing: The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, and Living Connections to the Cosmos
Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis
Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything