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Children's and Teenage: Science, Maths and Technology LITERARY POET GRADUATION ESSAYS NATURE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE GIFT POETRY POSITIVE HOPE MINDFUL INSPIRATION COLLECTION Literature and science Littérature et sciences Nature & the natural world: general interest NATURE / Essays POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature SCIENCE / Essays Science Poetry Sciences PoésieFilter By Authors
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Popova, MariaSummary: The essays in this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us. From a hopeful portrait of a future for people with Alzheimer's disease, to a fascinating exploration of the rise of nearsightedness in children, to the heroic story of a herd of cows that evaded a hurricane, these selections reveal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.8 BESPopova, Maria
Summary: "Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. Each essay is paired with a poem...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2024