Discusses the discovery, formation, transportation, and effects on plant and animal life of acid rain and how economic and political forces have delayed action needed to reduce this slow poison from the sky....
When Mom goes out for the evening, Becky and Jesse start to bicker. But then Dad gives them an octopus hug, and the house is soon rocking with laughter. An octopus hug is just one of the silly games in Larry Pringle's story that celebrates the specia...
Imagine how you would feel, standing alone in the desert at night, surrounded by scorpions. Biologist Gary A. Polis often puts himself in that situation. He is delighted to be there, studying some of the most fascinating and unusual animals on earth....
Kids often spot woolly bear caterpillars creeping across the ground in fall, but these furry-looking creatures seem to disappear as quicklyas they pop up. Where do they come from in autumn, and where do theygo? In fact, they live throughout North Ame...