Los planetas (The Planets)

Black holes are neither holes nor black. They're invisible and packed with matter! Future astronomers will find out many more fascinating facts about these space phenomena with this intriguing book. Carefully crafted text encapsulates the most important information about black holes, such as how scientists locate them and their significance in a star's life cycle. Amazing photographs support critical concepts and inspire a true appreciation of the spectacles of space.

Tommy Fuller and his family help a runaway slave family follow the stars in the Little Bear constellation to freedom.

★“Fascinating...An appealing resource sure to spark an interest in biomimicry, from casual readers to budding scientists. Recommended for all libraries.”—School Library Journal, starred review Did you know that lamps can be powered by glowing bacteria instead of electricity? That gloves designed like gecko feet let people climb straight up glass walls? Or that kids are finding ways to make compostable plastic out of banana peels? Biomimicry, the scientific term for when we learn from and copy nature, is a revolutionary way to look to nature for answers to environmental problems such...

Discover The Life Of The Inventor Alexander Graham Bell, Who Among Other Things, Invented The Telephone.

La energía es elemento fundamental del mundo contemporáneo, y ha sido la base del desarrollo y dominación del entorno que, nuestra especie, ha venido realizando sobre el entorno y el mundo que nos rodea. Cada nuevo salto en la cultura o en la civilización ha traído aparejado un aumento en la energía (tanto en la producción como en el gasto); por lo tanto, es un componente vital de la sociedad contemporánea. Este libro explora los distintos tipos de energías que existen y se mueve en un amplio abanico porque, entre la energía de los propios músculos y la moderna energía eólica, la ...