Examines the various scientific concepts and principles related to human-made disasters, discussing how various disasters have resulted from carelessness or misuse of scientific processes leading to large-scale disasters and problems, how scientific developments and research have been used to prevent and recover from disasters, and what advances may mean for preventing disasters in the future.
Contains facts, research information, and statistics on the solar system, covering astronomers, the sun and planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, stars, the universe, and space exploration, with photographs, charts, and illustrations.
Profiles the five hundred species of dinosaurs known to man, providing color illustrations and information on each one's period, group, size, diet, fossil sites, and discovery; and also covers extinct species that followed the dinosaurs, such as the mammoth and the saber-toothed cat.
Discusses how robots are featured in popular culture, including films and fiction, and examines real and imagined advances in robotics and how realistically the technology is represented.
