Discusses the damage that invasive species cause, the differences between introduced and invasive species, and what is being done to prohibit future invasions.
An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of geologists and earth scientists throughout history, discussing James Hutton, Inge Lehmann, Tuzo Wilson, and others, and including a time line, quiz, and other resources.
An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of physicists, chemists, and engineers throughout history, discussing ?milie du Ch?telet, Sir Charles Parsons, Enrico Fermi, and others, and including a time line, quiz, and other resources.
An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of conservationists and environmentalists throughout history, discussing John Muir, James Hansen, Wangara Maathai, and others, and including a time line and other resources.
An illustrated overview of the work and discoveries of doctors and medical scientists throughout history, discussing Louis Pasteur, Christiaan Barnard, Janet Lane-Claypon, and others, and including a time line and other resources.
Explores the work performed by scientists who study living things. Details the tools and techniques they use and discusses how their work helps us better understand the planet. Includes full-color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Thirteen-year-old Sidney Jamison is bored with school and getting in trouble for taking apart household appliances, but everything changes when he transfers to Sci Hi, where students play Zero-G dodgeball and work together to solve such real-world problems as Colony Collapse Disorder.
