In 2000, the FDA approved the Da Vinci surgical robotic system. The Da Vinci is a robot controlled by a surgeon used to do delicate and technical surgeries, and it represents a whole segment of robots used to aid doctors, pharmacists, and others in the medical field. Readers are introduced to cutting-edge medical technology with full-color photographs of robots actually used in hospitals and doctors' offices today. The main content offers detailed,...

Nuclear energy releases lots of energy from a small amount of fuel without creating greenhouse gases. It is used to generate electricity for many of the world's countries. Nuclear power is a renewable energy source but has believers on both sides of the arguement.

Discusses how fish differ from other animals, their habitat, how they are born and develop, what they eat, how they reproduce, and their typical life expectancy.

With supplies of non-renewable energy sources running low and the threat of global warming and climate change, there is an urgent need to look at other types of energy resources and how well they can meet our power needs. Alternatives to fossil fuel are renewable energy are needed and water power generates 1/5 of the world's electricity.

How do we know about the thousands of people who marched in campaigns for civil rights for African Americans in the 1960s? Where did they march and what happened to them? This book shows how we know about the marchers and their experiences from primary and other sources. It includes information on some historical detective work that has taken place, using documentary and oral evidence that has enabled historians to piece together the fascinating story...

Discusses the history, religions, resources, infrastructure, and provides a timeline of major events, a fact file, and glossary of terms.

Includes not only clear descriptions of how various types of fossils are formed but also information on why most dead creatures do not fossilize and how scientists can determine how an animal moved from petrified footprints. The book even explains how the placement of fossils has helped paleontologists to figure out how dinosaurs behaved. Numerous color photos include some of fossil eggs and of a coelacanth, which is considered a living fossil.

Explains how minerals form, what their physical properties are, and what information they reveal about the Earth's past.