Biological Sciences category: 21088 books
Scale
The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
**"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." —The Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the...
by Stephen Jay Gould
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2006
The definitive refutation to the argument of The Bell Curve.
When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits.
Yet the idea of biology...
Super Genes
Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The authors of the New York Times bestseller Super Brain present a bold new understanding of our genes and how simple changes in lifestyle can boost genetic activity. The leap into "radical well-being" is a promise waiting to be fulfilled.
"You are not simply the sum total of the genes you...
The Epigenetics Revolution
How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Epigenetics can potentially revolutionize our understanding of the structure and behavior of biological life on Earth. It explains why mapping an organism's genetic code is not enough to determine how it develops or acts and shows how nurture combines with nature to engineer biological diversity....
The Last Lost World
Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
An enlightening investigation of the Pleistocene’s dual character as a geologic time—and as a cultural idea
The Pleistocene is the epoch of geologic time closest to our own. It’s a time of ice ages, global migrations, and mass extinctions—of woolly rhinos, mammoths, giant ground sloths,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
These chapters provide up-to-date information on nematophagous fungi, particularly those of the Orbiliaceae in Ascomycota, whose asexual states produce nematode-trapping devices. The authors consider fungal-nematode interactions, fossil fungi, the biodiversity, ecology and geographical distribution...
The Folly of Fools
The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
A New York Times Notable Book of 2012
Whether it’s in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many opportunities to lie and self-deceive—but deceit and self-deception carry the costs of being alienated from...
Invasive Species
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don't keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologists continue...
by Darren Naish
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Evolution in Minutes is your compact and accessible guide to the central concepts of the science of evolution, revealing how biological populations change over successive generations. Covering the basics of speciation, genesis, and extinction in animals, plants, and humans alike--from the origins...
by Bernd Heinrich
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
“One of the most interesting discoveries I’ve seen in animal sociobiology in years.” *—*E.O. Wilson
Why do ravens, generally understood to be solitary creatures, share food between each other during winter? On the surface, there didn’t appear to be any biological or evolutionary imperative...
by Erling Norrby
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Each year the Nobel Prizes in the natural sciences reveal amazing discoveries. New milestones in the relentless advance of science are identified. The growth of knowledge and its evolution can be researched in the Nobel archives where nominations are kept secret for 50 years after the awards have...
by Penny van Oosterzee
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Why is it that the island of Bali is home to Asian birds such as the weaver bird, and the neighboring island of Lombok, just 24 kilometers away across a narrow strait, echoes to the screams of Australian cockatoos?This extraordinary biological boundary is known today as The Wallace Line. Like...
Wetland Environments
A Global Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. They are intrinsically beautiful environments where one may see the natural and essential...
Macromolecular Crystallography
Deciphering the Structure, Function and Dynamics of Biological Molecules
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
This volume is a collection of the contributions presented at the 42nd Erice Crystallographic Course whose main objective was to train the younger generation on advanced methods and techniques for examining structural and dynamic aspects of biological macromolecules. The papers review the techniques...