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Life Among the Lowly

Allies and Enemies
Every year we learn more about the complex roles the simplest of organisms play in all life, and in Allies and Enemies: How the World Depends on Bacteria, microbiologist Anne Maczulak takes you inside the world's oldest--and most crucial--creatures.

Questions on Quantum Information

Decoding RealityDecoding Reality explores the idea of entropy, the latest cutting edge work on harnessing quantum effects, and much more while answering the ultimate question: where did all of the information in the universe come from?

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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book Encourage the curiosity of younger readers about the world around them with our selection of kids' books on science, nature, and how things work, including The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book.

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