Clear skies and water vapour found on alien exoplanet.
Astronomers using data from three of NASA’s space telescopes – Hubble, Spitzer and Kepler – have discovered clear skies and
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How To Predict The Unpredictable by William Poundstone (book review).
When I first saw the title, ‘How To Predict The Unpredictable’, I knew that William Poundstone was looking at something
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Mathematical Curiosities: A Treasure Trove Of Unexpected Entertainments by Alfred S. Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann (book review).
I should say from the start that anyone picking up ‘Mathematical Curiosities’ is that you must have a love of
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The mountains of Mars.
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planet’s Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast
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The Chemistry Of Alchemy by Cathy Cobb, Monty L. Fetterolf and Harold Goldwhite (book review).
Last year, I reviewed ‘The Joy Of Chemistry’ and this year, it’s their book ‘The Chemistry Of Alchemy’ by Cathy
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Curiosity by Rod Pyle (book review).
No, ‘Curiosity’ isn’t about why you puzzle over things. The cover and the sub-title, ‘An Inside Look At The Mars
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The Way Of Science by Dennis R. Trumble (book review).
As always with non-fiction books, you should always pay attention to the sub-title even it would make the main title
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Particle Fever (2014) (a film review by Mark R. Leeper).
Back in the 1960s, people could appreciate and enjoy scientific accounts of the space program even if they did not
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The Asteroid Threat by William E. Burrows (book review).
I think the title, ‘The Asteroid Threat’, sums up exactly what William E. Burrows book is all about. The emphasis
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The Wiley Handbook Of Genius edited by Dean Keith Simonton (book review).
I should point out from the start that this is probably the most expensive first edition book that I’ve ever
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