A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters by Henry Gee ***Winner of the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize*** Read expert recommendations “I see this book almost as one long poem. The style might not be to everyone’s taste, but I think everybo...
An introduction is presented to a report within the issue on the speculation about the findings of the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Curiosity rover's research on the surface of the planet Mars, as well as observations by the Voyager 1 spacecraft of the outer solar...
and the verdict wasn’t much in doubt. It’s about more than the fate of a particular person—it’s a judgment on these four years of French history. It was newly liberated France’s first opportunity to look back on what it had done and how it had come to this. It’s a terrible...
Through a compelling narrative, Chop examines how the forces of violence, tribalism, and revenge have shaped South Sudan’s history, from its long fight for independence to the catastrophic civil war that followed. New Historical Fiction Novel Delves Into the Brutality of Impressment in 18th and ...
The perfect organism is as menacing on the pages as it is on the big screen. These are the must-read Alien comic books you should look out for. Space Books Take a deep dive into UFO history in 'After the Flying Saucers Came' by Greg Eghigian (exclusive) By Jeff Spry published ...
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Amy Shira Teitel's new history documents the birth and evolution of the space-program precursors that would eventually assemble into NASA. It's a fascinating look into the early careers and journeys of spaceflight giants like Werner von Braun, who helped develop what became Germany's V-2 ...
"Earth in Human Handsis a remarkable synthesis of natural history, planetary science, extinction histories, Earth's climate and the human effect on the world [...] If we do it right, the 21st century won't be the peak of human achievement, but rather our initial foray into a brilliant,...
(Barnes avoids the Turtledove technique of having characters think about alternate history). But the idea that the Global South turns out to come out on top in ancient history and then to the present means that we have Black Muslim estates across North America, and the backward island of ...
history of our relationship with the stars, from our cave-dwelling ancestors to a NASA astronaut walking in space, observing the "velvet bottomless bucket of the universe stretching on forever". The stars have inspired and awed humans throughout history but nowadays not so much, which is a ...