life sciences

Text and graphic art format explore life on the mountainside.

Critically analyzes the most prominent ethical and philosophical debates over scientific issues in the twenty-first century. Explains the science and politics behind each controversial topic.

Describes the habits of hedgehogs, bats, moray eels, mink, and kiwis.

Includes sections on test strategies, the nature of science, life's organization, life processes, maintaining equilibrium, reproduction and heredity, biotechnology, evolution, human biology, ecology, humans and the environment, and laboratory skills.

Includes more than 20,000 terms and definitions that represent 55 fields of science, 1,200 illustrations, graphs, and diagrams, and several tables of scientific information.

Presents 17,200 definitions of terms used in the various disciplines of the life sciences, including synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations.

Presents a comprehensive guide to key scientific fundamentals and applies them to the real world, including information on topics in life science, earth science, and physical science.--.

Explores food webs, the animal kingdom, microscopic life, plants, and the systems in the human body, providing illustrations and diagrams.

Is it possible to teach an old dog new tricks? With the help of an expert dog trainers, Adam and Jamie have one week to teach a pair of untrained, middle-aged Alaskan malamutes five new tricks. Along they way, they find out about animal behavior and learning. Next, the Mythbusters experiment on beating the guard dog and finally, test the olfactory skills of the bloodhound.