Science and Technics / Science

The Reenchantment of Nature: The Denial of Religion and the Ecological Crisis

by Alister Mcgrath

In this provocative assessment of the world's current ecological crisis, the author of the critically acclaimed In the Beginning exposes the false assumptions underlying the conflicts between science and religion,...

Our Neighbor Stars: Including Brown Dwarfs

by Thomas Wm. Hamilton

Synopsis:

The sky's the limit in the fascinating book Our Neighbor Stars: Including Brown Dwarfs. The book presents all known information on the 100 stars nearest Earth, as well as the brown dwarfs within the...

Magnetic Positioning Equations: Theory and Applications

by Mordechay Esh

In the study of Magnetic Positioning Equations, it is possible to calculate and create analytical expressions for the intensity of magnetic fields when the coordinates x, y and z are known; identifying the inverse...

Chemical Analysis of Food: Techniques and Applications: Techniques and Applications

by Y. Pico

Chemical Analysis of Food: Techniques and Applications reviews new technology and challenges in food analysis from multiple perspectives: a review of novel technologies being used in food analysis, an in-depth...

Everyday Math Demystified, 2nd Edition

by Stan Gibilisco

Solve your math troubles with DeMYSTiFieD

If you cannot tell the difference betweenyour Roman and Arabic numerals, or if when someone asks 'what is pi' you say "delicious," you need EverydayMath DeMYSTiFieD,...

Reef Madness: Charles Darwin, Alexander Agassiz, and the Meaning of Coral

by David Dobbs

Explores the century-long controversy over the orgins of coral reefs, a debate that split the world of nineteenth-century science, looking at the diverse roles of Louis Agassiz, his son Alexander, and Charles...

Mechanisms of DNA Repair

by Paul Doetsch

Written by research experts, this volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on current science surrounding the mechanisms of DNA repair.

Key features:

* Contributions from leading...

Man's Place in Nature

by Thomas H. Huxley

Thomas H. Huxley was one of the first supporters of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, and he did more than any other writer to advance its acceptance among scientists and nonscientists...

Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior

by Geoffrey Miller

A leading evolutionary psychologist probes the unconscious instincts behind American consumer culture

Illuminating the hidden reasons for why we buy what we do, Spent applies evolutionary psychology to the...

Non-Gaussian Statistical Communication Theory

by David Middleton

The book is based on the observation that communication is the central operation of discovery in all the sciences. In its "active mode" we use it to "interrogate" the physical world, sending appropriate "signals"...

Evolution Impossible: 12 Reasons Why Evolution Cannot Explain the Origin of Life on Earth

by John Ashton

There is scientific evidence proving evolution cannot be responsible for life on Earth. In Evolution Impossible, Dr. John Ashton uses discoveries in genetics, biochemistry, geology, radiometric dating, and other...

The Climate Fix: What Scientists and Politicians Won't Tell You About Global Warming

by Roger Pielke

The world’s response to climate change is deeply flawed. This book is where we begin to get it on track.

God Soul Mind Brain: A Neuroscientist's Reflections on the Spirit World: A Neuroscientist's Reflections on the Spirit World

by Michael S. A. Graziano

Writing for the general public, Michael S. A. Graziano explores the controversial relationship between science and religion, first dismissing the "science versus religion" debate as outdated. The cutting-edge...

Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies: Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production

by Nicholas P Cheremisinoff

Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies focuses on the environmental damages caused by power plant operations and the environmental issues with solid waste, air and impoundment issues such as...

Plant Tissue Culture: Techniques and Experiments

by Roberta H. Smith

Plant Tissue Culture, Third Edition builds on the classroom tested, audience proven manual that has guided users through successful plant culturing A.tumefaciens mediated transformation, infusion technology,...

Bacteriophages, Part B

by Waclaw T. Szybalski & Malgorzata Lobocka

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology. The impact factor for 2008 is 4.886, placing it 4th...

New Perspectives of Central Nervous System Injury and Neuroprotection

by Hari Shanker Sharma

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists. Led by an internationally renowned...

The Role of Body Size in Multispecies Systems

by Andrea Belgrano & Julia Reiss

The general theme is being based around the ongoing European Science Foundation SIZEMIC Research Network, which has been running for several years. The network has focused on the role of body size in ecosystems...

Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry

by John E. Macor

Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry provides timely and critical reviews of important topics in medicinal chemistry together with an emphasis on emerging topics in the biological sciences, which are expected...

Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants Part B: Vitamins B6, B8, B9, C, E, K

by Fabrice Rebeille & Roland Douce

Edited by Jean-Claude Kader and Michel Delseny and supported by an international Editorial Board, Advances in Botanical Research publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in plant sciences. The...