Considers that possibility that life exists beyond Earth, and looks at how scientists have searched for evidence of life on Mars and in other parts of the solar system.
Provides an introduction to meiofauna--organisms that live between the grains of sand, looks at different types of meiofauna, and discusses the technology that has allowed scientists to study the microscopic creatures.
Looks at some of the different organisms that live in extreme environments--places that are hostile to life, such as hot water, under ice, in caves, and under the sea; and discusses the technology that has allowed scientists to study these so-called extremophiles.
A color-illustrated overview of the various types of life-forms that can survive without sunlight, including creatures living in the deep sea, in caves, and in rocks below the Earth's surface.
A color-illustrated overview of creatures that thrive on the human body, including head lice and nits, body lice, burrowing mites, follicle mites, bacteria and fungi, dust mites, ticks, fleas, and bedbugs.
Presents an examination of phytoplankton--minute plant-like organisms that drift about in water, looking at different types of phytoplankton, considering their significance, and discussing the work of scientists who study the organisms.
