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Zusatzstoffe sind buchstäblich in unser aller Munde. Einschlägige Fachbücher listen über 7500 Präparate und Zusätze auf. Wozu diese ungeheure Vielfalt von Emulgatoren und Stabilisatoren, von Hydroco……続きを見る

The science is unequivocal: stabilizing climate change implies bringing net carbon emissions to zero. This must be done by 2100 if we are to keep climate change anywhere near the 2oC warming that wo……続きを見る

Is conflict caused by an inherently hostile human nature? Are efforts to promote peaceful co-existence fated to fail? Is the story of human history destined to play out a clash of civilizations? The……続きを見る

We are a weird species. Like other species, we have a culture. But by comparison with other species, we are strangely unstable: human cultures self-transform, diverge, and multiply with bewildering ……続きを見る

It is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living, but far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe……続きを見る

Energy and Global Climate Change: Bridging the Sustainable Development Divide focuses attention on two urgent global development challenges faced by the UN and its member states: access to sustainab……続きを見る

Spray drying is a well-established method for transforming liquid materials into dry powder form. Widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries, this technology produces high quality powders……続きを見る

This version contains the biography of the author and an active content that allows the reader navigate through any part of the book quickly and easily. The mathematical and scientific discoveries o……続きを見る

The Egyptians were early observers of the heavens; and from them, probably, this philosophy was spread abroad among other nations; for from them it was, and the nations about them, that the Greeks, ……続きを見る

The general public has a glorified view of the pursuit of scientific research. However, the idealized perception of science as a rule-based, methodical system for accumulating facts could not be fur……続きを見る

The "New Atheist" movement of recent years has put the science-versus-religion controversy back on the popular cultural agenda. Anti-religious polemicists are convinced that the application of the n……続きを見る

Von den ersten Hochkulturen bis heute: Anhand der 300 wichtigsten Protagonisten aus Geschichte, Kultur und Wissenschaft erzählt Helge Hesse unterhaltsam und informativ, warum unsere Welt so geworden……続きを見る

Throughout history, the influence of the full Moon on humans and animals has featured in folklore and myths. Yet it has become increasingly apparent that many organisms really are influenced indirec……続きを見る

Since World War II, the biological and technological have been fusing and merging in new ways, resulting in the loss of a clear distinction between the two. This entanglement of biology with technol……続きを見る

Complete with colour illustrations and written in a conversational style, biochemist William Elliott unravels the mystery of life while revealing its majesty. How do chemical reactions occur? How do……続きを見る

Why do stars seem to twinkle? Where do all the teaspoons go? Why is the Giant Panda so paradoxical? Why does dark matter matter? The world around (and inside) us is completely astonishing. Dr Karl K……続きを見る

Un mathématicien qui réserve toujours deux chambres à l'hôtel - une pour lui, une pour son fantôme ; un schizophrène qui reçoit le prix Nobel d'économie ; un médecin qui préconise la marche à reculo……続きを見る

Nous n'utilisons que 10 % de notre cerveau La fonte de la banquise élève le niveau marin Le big bang est une explosion L'alcool réchauffe La forêt amazonienne est le poumon de la planète... En scien……続きを見る

Didier van Cauwelaert nous présente de nouveaux phénomènes, encore plus étonnants : des faits qui semblent a priori impossibles et sont pourtant explicables. Preuves scientifiques à l'appui... Guéri……続きを見る

Après des siècles consacrés aux mathématiques, à la physique puis à la chimie, le temps des sciences naturelles est venu : les sciences de la terre et de la vie sont désormais en première ligne dans……続きを見る

Cinquante ans après le vol pionnier de Gagarine, le 12 avril 1961, la vraie conquête spatiale commence... Une nouvelle ère s'amorce pour les vols spatiaux habités, qui va tous nous concerner, direct……続きを見る

Entre les sciences et la foi, décryptage. Big-bang, théorie de l'évolution, génie génétique, nanotechnologies... les religions avaient tout prévu, même l'imprévisible. Bernard Debré confronte ici le……続きを見る

The slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a large cell visible by the unaided eye. It behaves as an intelligent nonlinear spatially extended active medium encapsulated in an elastic membrane. The cel……続きを見る

Sans aucun doute le premier livre scientifique à explorer de façon aussi brillante et compréhensible l'idée d'univers parallèles, qui semblait n'appartenir qu'à la science-fiction. Oubliez vos certi……続きを見る

À l'aube de découvertes fondamentales... La parole à un éminent spécialiste scientifique. LES MARTIENS C'EST NOUS De quoi avons-nous le plus peur ? De croire que nous sommes seuls dans l'Univers....……続きを見る

Les plus récentes découvertes de la physique expliquées par l'un de ses plus jeunes et brillants théoriciens. Le XXe siècle a vu naître les deux plus belles théories physiques jamais inventées. La p……続きを見る

De Lascaux et ses représentations animales rupestres à Dolly, première brebis clonée, des mythes antiques au scandale de la vache folle, l'animal a profondément marqué les sociétés humaines. Avec le……続きを見る

The Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) is a unique, single-subject, practical and theory-based individual competition in the field of physics. It was developed to provide young Asian students with a plat……続きを見る

The development of phosphorus (P)-efficient crop varieties is urgently needed to reduce agriculture's current over-reliance on expensive, environmentally destructive, non-renewable and inefficient P……続きを見る

Supplementary science books not only interest and excite young students,but also stimulate their interest in the subject. This exciting book shows you how to have fun with 101 Science Games. There i……続きを見る