Understanding science & nature

Uses a question and answer format to discuss the structure and function of plants.

Questions and answers present information about the theory and process of evolution.

Questions and answers present information about the physical characteristics, behavior, nests, and defenses of insects and spiders.

Questions and answers explore various aspects of astronomy, including the planets, stars, and space exploration.

Questions and answers describe the forces involved in the world's weather and climate.

Describes, in a question and answer format, the workings of computers, from early calculating machines to supercomputers, from personal computers to neural networks.

Discusses the structure and nature of matter and ways in which it can change.

A resource guide and index to the series "Understanding Science and Nature," suggesting activities and providing access to the information found in the sixteen volumes of that set.

Questions and answers introduce such physical phenomena as force, motion, magnetism, heat, and sound.