Learn what can be done to help bat populations.

Discusses the fate of the adult sea turtle also known as leatherbacks and what the future hold for them.

"Examines the Hubble Space Telescope, including its initial launch into space, the important repair missions, and the amazing images Hubble relays back to Earth and what astronomers can learn from them"--Provided by publisher.

"Engaging images accompany information about Area 51. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--

Describes the research that Samuel Marshall and his students are doing on tarantulas, including the largest spider on earth, the Goliath birdeating tarantula.

Learn why dolphins are so smart.

Saving lives did not come easily to 15-year-old Jack Andraka. Here, the 18-year-old recounts how he overcame various challenges on his way to developing a life-changing early-detection test to better diagnose pancreatic cancer. Readers discover that, with a lot of hard work and a firm goal in sight, anyone can change the world.

"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...

Readers will investigate the facts and compare the data provided, and then decide for themselves what's really going on at Area 51.