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Nature and Science August 2025 |
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The beast in the clouds : the Roosevelt brothers' deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda
by Nathalia Holt
Recounts the perilous expedition into the Himalayas to find the elusive panda, undertaken by the two eldest sons of Theodore Roosevelt in 1928, chronicling their scientific achievements, physical hardships, and the broader impact of their journey on Western conservation efforts. "Readers will relish this graceful combination of enlightening research and propulsive action" (Publishers Weekly)
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| Nine Minds: Inner Lives on the Spectrum by Daniel TammetEssayist and memoirist Daniel Tammet, a writer who is himself on the autism spectrum, focuses on the lives of nine autistic individuals, highlighting the diversity of their various talents. It’s a sweeping and inspiring own voices journey that “captures the unique modes of autistic thought with sensitivity and lyrical flair” (Publishers Weekly). |
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Destroyer of worlds : the deep history of the Nuclear age
by F. E. Close
The thrilling and terrifying seventy-year story of the physics that deciphered the atom and created the hydrogen bomb. Scientists confronting the discovery of radioactivity had three questions: What was this phenomenon? Could it be a source of unlimited power? And (alas), could it be a weapon? Booklist calls it, "A deeply researched and finely told history of the revolution with which we have yet to make peace."
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The salmon cannon and the levitating frog : and other serious discoveries of silly science
by Carly Anne York
Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot? Or quantify the squishability of a cockroach? It all sounds pointless, silly, or even disgusting. But here the author shows how unappreciated, overlooked, and simply curiosity-driven science has led to breakthroughs big and small. The research itself can seem bizarre. But it drives our economy. And what's more, this stuff is simply cool.
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Ocean : Earth's last wilderness
by David Attenborough
Ocean takes readers on an adventure-laden voyage through eight unique ocean habitats, countless intriguing species, and the most astounding discoveries of the last 100 years, to a future vision of a fully restored marine world--one even more spectacular than we could possibly hope for. Ocean reveals the past, present and potential future of our blue planet. It is a book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed.
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The mind electric : a neurologist on the strangeness and wonder of our brains
by Pria Anand
Explores the storytelling nature of the brain through case studies, personal narrative, and cultural critique, examining how neurological symptoms are shaped, interpreted, and often misunderstood within medicine, revealing overlooked truths about illness, identity, and the porous boundaries between health and suffering
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