Discusses five lost cities from around the world including Bonampak, Troy, and Pompeii and explains how archaeologists rediscover and study them to learn about the past.
Describes how carnivorous (meat-eating) plants such as Venus's flytraps and pitcher plants catch prey from the size of mites to the size of frogs using triggers, pitfalls, and sticky surfaces.
Investigates the science of killer asteroids, one of which is believed to have crashed into Earth sixty-five million years ago, resulting in the extinction of the dinosaurs, and discusses the chances and implications of another such collision.
Discusses the process of mummification as well as the individual histories of four real mummies--The Iceman, King Tut, Tollund Man, and The Lady--and of plaster mummies from Pompeii and how they have advanced historical and scientific knowledge.
Describes the life cycles, habits, and sometimes deadly effect on humans of animals who live on blood including mosquitoes, vampire bats, head lice, lampreys, fleas, and leeches.
