Hijos de las estrellas

"Cuando me doy cuenta de que ya no entiendo la física, hablo con amigos y colegas. Veo que no soy la única que se siente confusa y me dispongo a bajar la razón de las nubes." Así, de esta manera tajante, comienza su libro Sabine Hossenfelder. Los físicos, cuando piensan en los agujeros negros o predicen descubrimientos en el CERN, creen que las mejores teorías son hermosas y elegantes, y por eso, sostiene la autora, no hemos visto un gran avance en los fundamentos de la física en las últimas cuatro décadas. La creencia en la belleza se ha vuelto tan dogmática que entra en conflicto...

In August of 2005, scientists conducted a rapid inventory in Sierra del Divisor, a mountain range that rises up dramatically from the lowlands of central Amazonian Peru. This assessment, presented here in English and Spanish, collects their research on the plants and animals of the region as well as the social and cultural assets of local villages and their use and management of natural resources. The report includes recommendations for conservation and management, including steps to safeguard the voluntarily isolated indigenous people living in the region. Corine Vriesendorp is a...

Science curriculum for the primary and elementary grades featuring a text that students can write in.

This comprehensive series of volumes on inorganic chemistry provides inorganic chemists with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Every volume reports recent progress with a significant, up-to-date selection of papers by internationally recognized researchers, complemented by detailed discussions and complete documentation. Each volume features a complete subject index and the series includes a cumulative index as well.