Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Amazing Latest Science Discoveries: Fun Facts - Volume 2 Brilliant, mindblowing and downright bizarre new discoveries in Science, Health, History andNature that are changing our world. This book turns cutting-edge research and bizarre historical facts into bite-sized stories that spark curiosity in adults and bright teens, and make science feel alive. Discover intriguing insights into how the brain thinks, remembers, and rewires itself; why sleep cleans out toxins from your mind; and how dopamine and social media can hijack your reward system. Explore human evolution and ancient DNA, eerie Viking burials and Egyptian medical rituals, and the grotesque remedies people once trusted - from crocodile dung birth control to 'corpse medicine' and liquid gold tonics.Travel through space and time with cosmic radio symphonies from Jupiter, theories about universes before the Big Bang, dark matter debates, rogue planets, and the giant South Pole Wall of galaxies. Meet cube-pooping wombats, mantis shrimp that punch at incredible speeds, 'immortal' jellyfish, shape-shifting fish, and dolphins and vampire bats with surprisingly human social lives.Along the way you’ll encounter climate and ecosystem surprises, fungi and microbes that fight pollution and store carbon, AI-powered conservation tools, and unsettling truths about microplastics in our bodies. History’s strangest moments-Victorian mourning photos, cannibalism in Jamestown, communal Roman toilet sponges, and food-based art projects-reveal how humans have always tried to survive, make meaning, and laugh in the face of the unknown.This book proves that learning can be equal parts intelligent, bizarre, and fun. Whether you dip in for a quick 'wow' moment or binge whole sections, you’ll come away seeing the brain, our species, and the universe with fresher, more curious eyes.
