NEW eBook! Mysteries of Life in the Universe Examines the Big Questions: How Did Life Arise? Are We Alone?

Seeking the Ultimate Answers

How did life begin on Earth? Does it exist elsewhere? What would those life forms be like? These fundamental questions about the nature of life and our own cosmic significance are endlessly fascinating. In this eBook, we present several theories on the origin of life, some of its extreme and surprising forms and the ongoing search for signs – or sentience – on distant worlds. eBooks now available exclusively in our webstore! We offer unlimited downloads so that you can sync with all your devices.

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Seeking the Multiverse Life on parallel worlds? Though it sounds like science fiction, multiple universes with different physical laws may have emerged from the same primordial vacuum as ours - and some might be habitable. With the myriad of factors that had to align for us to exist, the laws of physics might seem finely tuned to make our existence possible. Short of a supernatural or divine explanation, scientists hypothesize that our universe isn’t the only one, and that's the idea explored in this eBook.

Exoplanets: Worlds Without End What are other planets like? Can they support life? In recent years, finding and studying exoplanets has become the hottest specialty in astrophysics. In this eBook, we examine the investigative techniques, some of the more bizarre findings such as diamond planets, potentially Earth-like planets we could call home and more controversial discoveries in this exciting field.

Evolution: The Human Odyssey How did we become human? The complex story of human evolution is a tale seven million years in the making. Each new discovery adds to or revises our story and our understanding of how we came to be the way we are. In this eBook, we explore the evolution of those characteristics that make us human.

The Real Zombies of Nature Imagine it's an ordinary day when you're attacked from above and stung. You're paralyzed instantly, and then the mind control begins. This nightmare scenario occurs regularly in the insect world, where various parasites infect other insects and co-opt their neurology, turning them into "the living dead." In this eBook, we look at the fascinating parasites and microbes that affect insects and humans, as well as the history of the zombie myth, and engage in some scientific speculation about what would happen if myth ever became reality.

Ultimate Physics: From Quarks to the Cosmos The fundamental outlines of the physical world, from its tiniest particles to massive galaxy clusters, have been apparent for decades. Does this mean physicists are about to tie it all up into a neat package? Not at all. Just when you think you’re figuring it out, the universe begins to look its strangest, and this eBook illustrates clearly how answers often lead to more questions and open up new paths to insight.

Amazing Animals The animal kingdom teems with hidden stories of the weird and fascinating, and in this eBook, Amazing Animals, we gather recent research on animal behavior, including surprising discoveries of how animals think and feel, from man’s best friend to some of the earth’s oddest creatures.

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