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Her revolutionary studies of Tanzania's chimpanzees forever altered our definition of "humanity." Now, intriguing as always, Jane Goodall explore...
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An insider’s view of science reveals why many scientific results are illusory—and how the field can be reformed. Science is how we understand the...
In this scientifically informed account of the changes occurring in the world over the last century, award-winning broadcaster and natural histor...
In Oxygen, Nick Lane takes the reader on an enthralling journey as he unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life ...
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In 2012, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance was just a handful of geeks working out of a scrappy four-bedroom apartment in Beijing. Today, it is t...
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