science
Searching Beyond the Stars
Are we alone in the cosmos? Could we one day live on a different planet? How is life formed? What other secrets does the universe hold?
Through profiles of seven remarkable women scientists and their ...
Patient Zero (revised edition)
Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases—now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19.
More people ...
Why Does My Shadow Follow Me?
Science starts with a question in this fascinating compendium for curious kids.
The team behind the acclaimed Why Don’t Cars Run on Apple Juice? is back to tackle more kid questions like “Are birds ...
Why Don't Cars Run on Apple Juice?
Curious kids ask the best questions!
What keeps the stars from falling from the sky? Why do metal boats float? And more importantly, why don’t cars run on apple juice?! All these questions and more are ...
CRISPR
We can change the world with gene editing—but should we?
CRISPR stands for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats. If it sounds complicated, it is—but it’s also one of the ...
Running Wild
Creatures sprint, slither, and soar in this STEM-driven dive into the extraordinary, everyday ways animals move!
A squid jets through the ocean like a rocket. A cheetah races after a zig-zagging gazelle. ...
Mighty Mission Machines
Check out the amazing machines that make space travel possible.
From the spaceship itself to the wrench needed to make in-flight repairs, machines of every kind are the backbone of space travel. In this, ...
The Man Who Knew Everything
Even the man who knew everything was wrong some of the time.
The Man Who Knew Everything is a biography of Athanasius Kircher, a 17th-century German Jesuit and scientist. He was one of the modern world’s ...
Go For Liftoff!
Find out what it takes to become an astronaut—from someone who knows!
How many kids aspire to become an astronaut one day? Wouldn’t it be great to float in space and do neat experiments? But before ...
All the Dirt
Cleanliness is next to godliness. At least that was the point of view espoused by John Wesley in 18th century England. But accounts of people bathing go back to the Bronze Age in the Indus Valley. All ...