scientists

Describes what it is like to be a research scientist, discussing the skills and requirements of this career and core qualities of good character and ethical decision-making in relation to working as a research scientist.

Six months have passed since the release of Nexus 5. The world is a different, more dangerous place. In the United States, the terrorists--or freedom fighters--of the Post-Human Liberation Front use Nexus to turn men and women into human time bombs aimed at the President and his allies. In Washington DC, a government scientist, secretly addicted to Nexus, uncovers more than he wants to know about the forces behind the assassinations, and finds himself in a maze with no way out. The first blows in the war between human and posthuman have been struck. The world will never be the same.

Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.

Introduces students to historical and contemporary men and women who have made significant contributions to the study and understanding of light and sound.

Chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin, discussing his many inventions, the many contradictions in his life, his vast writings, and the impact he had on American history.

Highlights women leaders who have made significant contributions to science, overcoming barriers to training and building careers in the process.

Introduces the life and research of the Mexican scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his work on the dangers of CFCs in our environment.

Profiles the life of the founder of modern medicine, Louis Pasteur.

Super scientist Max Axiom travels the world to see the work other super scientists are doing in a wide variety of areas, like engineering.

Paul Carlsson, a brilliant young scientist, runs for his life and searches for answers after being chased away by paramilitaries from an archeological dig where bones belonging to a puzzling, new species were discovered.