Product Description

It's time to find out just how entertaining the universe can be! Uncle John's Plunges into the Universe fights back against every textbook that makes science seem boring and brings a vast amount of information in bite-size pieces to the community of bathroom readers. Life Sciences: What are the weirdest solutions that different organisms have invented for the problems of survival? From the denizens of the Amazonian jungle to the microbes inside your nose, from the giant squid to the prion, there is a wide range of strange biological topics. Earth Sciences: Plate tectonics, quicksand, undersea caves, boiling hot geysers, glaciers: this planet does funky stuff. How and why? Peel back the asphalt and concrete and see what is going on down there under your feet. Space Sciences: People are learning about space from bad sci-fi shows! Learn what's really up with gas giants, black holes, asteroid belts, cosmic radiation and all that.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #232723 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.34" h x 5.54" w x 8.20" l, 1.48 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 494 pages

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