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Life's engines : how microbes made Earth habitable /

Paul G. Falkowski, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | Science essentials | 2017

Looks at how ancient microorganisms in primordial oceans transformed the chemistry of the planet over billions of years, eventually allowing the development of more complex forms of life, and how they continue to make life on earth possible. Pau[...]

The cosmic cocktail : three parts dark matter /

Katherine Freese, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | Science essentials | 2014

The ordinary atoms that make up the known universe—from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars—constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos. The rest is known as dark matter and dark energy, because their [...]

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Heart of darkness : unraveling the mysteries of the invisible universe /

J. P. Ostriker, Author ; Simon Mitton, Author | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | Science essentials | 2013

Heart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe. Over the past thirty years, scientists have learned that two little-understood components--dark matter and dark energy--compris[...]

The long thaw : how humans are changing the next 100,000 years of Earth's climate

David Archer | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press | Science essentials | 2009