Allman, Toney

Islam, as a faith and as a political power, rose to world dominance in an astoundingly brief time span,little more than one hundred years. From the fascinating events of Muhammads life to the founding of a vast empire, the rise of Islam is the story of a people, a vibrant culture, and the growth of a civilization. Without Islams contributions.

Provides information about radiation sickness, discussing what it is, what causes it, diagnosis, treatment, how people live with it, and related research.

With no scientific knowledge to guide them, people of medieval times believed that diseases were supernatural phenomena or punishments from God. Thus medical treatment was usually primitive and often horrifying. But little by little, knowledge grew—leading to a more practical and scientific approach to understanding sickness and ways to treat it..

An examination of eating disorders that discusses causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention and relates what it is like to live with one.

Describes different types of vipers, why they attack, what is being done to try to control them, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Photographs, diagrams, and simple text describe the heat sensing organs of the jewel beetle and how scientists might one day use the same principle to detect forest fires.

Describes how orb weaver spiders make silk and shows how science and industry have attempted to make useful versions of this silk.

Presents information on how science has tried to imitate nature by designing boats that have flippers based on the wings of penguins.

Describes how scientist Eric Baery is studying octopus eyes in an attempt to create better cameras and lenses.