research institutes

Describes the research done between 1999 and 2002 by a group of scientists who replicated conditions on Mars to better understand impediments posed by the planet's climate on research and exploration.

Recounts the efforts of the Mars Society to begin the virtual exploration of Mars through a series of unique missions, using habitat modules, space suits, and next-generation exploration equipment to replicate and study the real-life challenges of exploring the Red Planet.

When four individuals connected to the think tank Kingsley International Group go missing and die brutal deaths in Europe and the U.S., Kelly Harris and Diane Stevens, widows of two of the victims, set out to solve their husbands' murders before they meet the same fate.

"Forced together for protection, suspicious of each other and everyone around them, and trying to find answers for themselves, the two widows embark on a terrifying game of cat and mouse against the unknown forces out to destroy them."--inside flyleaf.

Oncologist Sandy Glass and scientist Marion Mendelssohn desperately work for a grant to fund their cancer research, and pin their hopes on the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, but when Cliff's girlfriend reveals that Cliff's results are fraudulent, Sandy and Marion must choose between their dreams and the truth.