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Follows sea turtle scientist Kimberly Stewart who works in St. Kitts to educate people about sea turtles and save the turtles from endangerment. Contains large, color photographs documenting the turtles' natural history, nesting behavior, endangerment, and helpers. Includes a glossary, tips for helping sea turtles, and further resources.

Examines the current status of the field of medical research, including recent work and new technological developments, and discusses noted individuals and controversial issues.

New discoveries are revealing that man's best friend is smarter than we ever thought, with a brain that resembles our own in ways we never imagined. Also explores legendary experiments in dolphin communication, octupuses and cuttlefish solving problems, and a talking parrot that counts, reasons and identifies shapes.

When Don Tillman, a genetics professor, decides it is time to get married, he devises a scientific survey designed to filter out undesirables, calling it the "Wife Project." When Don meets Rosie Jarman, she is quickly eliminated as wife material, but when he assists Rosie in a search for her biological father, he discovers that love finds you, not the other way around.

Explains basic research techniques that can be used to discover the history of a building.

"Few people know much about stem cell research beyond the ethical questions raised by using embryos. But in the last decade, stem cell research has made huge advances toward eliminating some of our most intractable diseases. Now, this sweeping book introduces us to this cutting-edge science that will revolutionize medicine and change the way we think about and treat disease. Alice Park takes us from stem cells' controversial beginnings to the recent electrifying promise of being able to create the versatile cells without using embryos at all. She shows us how stem cells give researchers an unprecedented ability to study disease while giving patients the promise of replacing diseased cells with healthy new ones. And she profiles the scientists and leaders who have fueled the quest and will continue to shape the field in years to come"--Provided by publisher.

"Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a volcanologist. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, potential hazards, and daily job tasks related to this career. Sidebars include thought-provoking trivia. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life of John Paul Stapp, hailed by "Time" magazine as "the Fastest Man on Earth" after his 1954 experiment to test how fast a human being could go on land--turns out, over six hundred miles an hour--and also how quickly he could come to a complete stop--just over a second.