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Tim Radford

V. S. Ramachandran (with Sandra Blakeslee)

Ainissa Ramirez

Lisa Randall

Marc Read

Dave Reay

Gregory Reece

  • Weird Science and Bizarre Beliefs ***

    • Amanda Rees (with Charlotte Sleigh)

    Martin Rees

    Eugenie Samuel Reich

    Jörg Resag

    Alastair Reynolds

    Gretchen Reynolds

    Alison Richard

  • The Sloth Lemur's Song: Madagascar from the deep past to the uncertain present ***

    • Jeffrey Richelson

  • Defusing Armageddon ***

    • Jon Richter

    Matt Ridley

    Mary Roach

    Adam Roberts

    Alice Roberts

    Keith Roberts

    Al Robertson

    Andrew Robinson

    Richard Robinson

    Lucy Rogers

    Jennifer Rohn

    Simon Rogers

    Jesse Rogerson (with John Moores)

    Will Rood (with Ralph Edney and Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon)

    Michael Rose

    Todd Rose (with Ogi Ogas)

    Larry Rosen(with Adam Gazzaley)

    Nick Rosen

    William Rosen

    Paul Rosenbaum

  • Causal Inference ***

    • Bruce Rosenblum (with Fred Kuttner)

    Lawrence Rosenblum 

    Hans Rosling

    Julia Ross

  • The Laughing Robot (SF) ***

    • Nicola Rossi

    David Rotary

    Veronica Roth

    Tony Rothman (with Fukagawa Hidetoshi)

    Wade Roush (Ed.)

    Carlo Rovelli

    Paulina Rowińska

    Gordon Rugg (with Joseph d'Agnese)

    Alvaro de Rújula

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