Book description
What is ear wax for? Do bacteria have sex? How do they put stripes
in toothpaste? Does your nose run in space? What are stars made of?
This book answers those tantalising or perplexing questions for which
you thought you'd never find an answer. A book for the naturally
curious, as well as those seekers after scientific truths, it unravels
both those things we take for granted, such as wehn you boil an egg,
why does the yolk stay in the middle, or why is the sky blue, as well
as questions which probe deeply, such as, what does an atom look like,
or what was there before the beginning of time? if you were to write
in the dust on the moon, how big would the letters have to be so you
could see them from earth without a telescope? Drawing on the
expertise of a team of enthusiastic scientists around the world,
authoritative, entertaining, and often a touch humorous, it will
appeal to anyone who's ever been curious about life on earth.
