Newton, David E

This volume contains alphabetically arranged entries offering information on the ways in which different chemical elements combine to form commonly used chemical compounds.

This book discusses current medical, social, and political issues concerning HIV and the AIDS virus.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explore over one hundred topics in which scientific advances have raised new issues for society, including DNA fingerprinting, euthanasia, needle exchange programs, and organ transplants; and includes illustrations, a bibliography, and an index.

Presents articles describing the causes and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment (both traditional and alternative), prognosis, and prevention of various diseases, disorders, injuries, and infections.

Explores the decade of the 1920s worldwide, highlighting a selection of the significant scientists, inventions, and scientific developments of that era.

Suggests experiments that can demonstrate basic principles of chemistry using household items.

Describes life in the Japanese city of Tokyo during World War II.

Describes the function of scientific equipment used in the fields of physics, meteorology, biology, and earth science and provides instructions for constructing these instruments.

Examines current environmental issues and suggests ways to become involved in solving problems with pollution.