by Mary Packard and the editors of Ripley Entertainment Inc. ; illustrations by Leanne Franson.
All you need to know about science in one easy-to-use reference guide.
Sure a lot of kids want to grow up to be astronauts, but according to scientist Glenn Murphy, even MORE kids want to know what happens to astronaut farts. (Short answer: Not good things!) And they …
This is an exploration of the ever-fascinating processes of mummification, from the South American desert mummies and the famous and elaborate Egyptian pharoahs to the doctors of the 19th century e…
What's the difference between magma and lava?rnHow can you measure latitude and longitude?rnWhy do geography questions make my head pound?rnrnSometimes geography can feel like a huge mass of info t…
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. …
What's the difference between an atom and an element? When is the universe going to end? When you understand science, you understand what makes up our known reality, from microscopic quarks to amaz…