记录人类文明的那些美文

01． Civilization & History02． Clone Wars03． The Living Seas04． The Problems of Oil， of Debt and Disarray05． Geological Science： Earth’s Crust—Aluminum06． Animal Physiology and Psychology： The Adrenaline of Animals07． Geology： Ice Age08． Sociobiology09． El Nino10． Meteorology11． Magnetic Tempests12． Geothermal Resources13． Electrical Properties of Crystals14． Analysis of Prehistoric Air15． Hypothesis on Biological Clocks of Migrants

01． Civilization & History02． Clone Wars03． The Living Seas04． The Problems of Oil， of Debt and Disarray05． Geological Science： Earth’s Crust—Aluminum06． Animal Physiology and Psychology： The Adrenaline of Animals07． Geology： Ice Age08． Sociobiology09． El Nino10． Meteorology11． Magnetic Tempests12． Geothermal Resources13． Electrical Properties of Crystals14． Analysis of Prehistoric Air15． Hypothesis on Biological Clocks of Migrants16． Reductions in Noxious Pollutants of Motor Vehicles17． Spiral Galaxy18． Lead Isotope in Bronze Ware19． Heat Pumps20． Infestations of Gypsy Moth Caterpillars21． Sunspots22． Collision Hypothesis of the Moon23． Molecular Biology24． Vacuum State Study by Particle Physics25． Ocean Acoustic Tomography26． Climatology： Analysis of Data from the Vostok Core27． Low-Density Lipoproteins28． Synthesize of the Chemical Constituents of Life under “Primitive Earth Conditions”29． Stratospheric Ozone Layer30． Hot Spots and Plates Movement31． Vigilance of Animals32． Anaerobic Glycolysis33． Physiological Controls under Body Fever34． Evolution of Asymmetry of the Claws of American Lobster35． “Self-sterilizing”of the Skin against Pathogens36． Evolution of Pinnipeds37． Organ Transplantation38． Adrenal Gland39． Nervous System40． Hydrogeology and Geohydrology41． Space Singularity42． Analyzing the Physics of Dance43． Three Levels on the Quantum Ladder44． Interstellar Material45． Population Density46． Brain Science and Psychology47． Earth’s Atmosphere and Climatic Conditions48． Ecology49． Living Organisms and Environment50． Rhythmic Patterns of Organism’s Behavior51． Visual Recognition52． Study on Meteorites by S． A． Phinney53． Nonenzymatic Glycosylation54． Modern Animal Husbandry55． Genetic Engineering Applied to Nitrogen Genes56． Toxic Properties of Fluoride57． Biomaterials58． Glassy Metals59． Quantum Mechanics60． The Evolution of Sex Ratio

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