Discovery!

Examines recent discoveries and DNA technology used in reevaluating archaeological evidence about Neandertals.

Discusses disease outbreaks, epidemiology, microbes, historic plagues, modern killers such as Ebola and Legionnaires' disease, pandemics such as AIDS, and other problems, such as bioterrorism, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, SARS, and more.

Describes scientific investigations into the causes and consequences of climate change, discussing the greenhouse effect, carbon dioxide, altered ecosystems, extreme weather, and other related topics.

Explores the world of parasites, with particular attention to those that infest and are hazardous to human life.

A guide to castle life for children, with twelve step-by-step projects, more than two hundred color illustrations, cross-section artwork of a real castle, and a timeline and glossary.

Describes the field of epidemiology and its history, presenting historical and modern case studies and biological explanations of some diseases.

Examines factors that contributed to the five major mass extinctions that have occurred throughout the history of Earth, and uses that information to assess whether a sixth mass extinction is imminent or even underway, and what, if anything, can be done to stop it from happening.

Discusses the discovery in 1997 in the Patagonia in Argentina of a dinosaur nesting ground. Describes which dinosaurs laid the eggs, who their predators were, and how the dinosaurs were killed while their eggs were preserved.

Traces the history of blood transfusions, discussing how the transfer of blood from one person to another has been viewed and attempted from ancient times to the present, and examining common myths, superstitions, and practices surrounding their use.

Looks at advances that have been made in decoding and understanding the human genome, discusses ways in which scientists hope to use that information to cure and prevent disease, explores some of the moral and ethical issues involved in genetic manipulation, and examines the application of such techniques to plants and animals.