Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

Did you know that light has energy?

Explore outer space through interactive augmented reality experiences!

How does a tadpole become a frog?

The nervous system is made up of the brain, the nerves, and the spinal cord.

Learners will understand how saws have sharp teeth that cut through wood.

COVID-19 has taken the entire world by storm.

The skeletal system is made up of about two hundred and six bones.

Compare different types of scales and discover how they protect the bodies of fish and reptiles.

The earth is round, so why don't some people hang upside down?

Outbreaks of Ebola can be scary and deadly.

The flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds or fruit.

Step away from the screen and learn science in the real world.

How have scientists explored Neptune?

The muscular system is made up of three different kinds of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscle, and heart muscle.

Carefully leveled text and eye-catching photos invite young readers to explore the sense of sight.

A light beach ball floats on the water.

¿Qué son los imanes?

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What color are your eyes?

¡La Tierra es bastante increíble!

Medicine is always improving.

Check out these cool critters and learn how their wacky adornments help them survive!

Stephen Hawking was one of the world's most celebrated and inspiring physicists, known for his theories on relativity, black holes, and quantum mechanics.

Does the universe circle around Earth?

Salty popcorn.

Sound is made up of tiny vibrations.

A furry dog.

¿Sabías que el sol es en realidad una estrella?

"e;A Garden in Your Belly's colorful world helped me wake up.

Deep in the Central African Republic, forest elephants trumpet and rumble along with the forest's symphony.

Do bulls get angry when they see the color red?

What space objects can have millions of times more mass than our Sun, but they remain invisible?

Gazing up at the stars, Benjamin Banneker longed to understand how and why things worked as they did.

Did you know that twelve Americans have set foot on the moon?

As COVID-19 raged around the world in 2020, scientists undertook an unprecedented effort to create effective treatments and vaccines.

Take a voyage to the red planet!

Learn about new discoveries, technological achievements, and scientific breakthroughs in the exploration of deep space.

You push a swing.

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There has been significant expansion and development in clinical laboratory sciences and, in particular, metrological concepts, definitions and terms since the previous edition of this book was published in 1995.

One moment, you're standing in front of a crowd.

What do bicycles, doorknobs, and screwdrivers have in common?

Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce.

Explore how your body works through interactive augmented reality experiences!

Termites, sea sponges, and a stinky fruit have something in common.

Informative text filled with STEM highlights teaches readers about Saturn, including recent discoveries made by the Cassini spacecraft and information about how scientists' ideas about the planet have changed over time.

From snot and phlegm to earwax and eye gunk, there's some pretty gross stuff in that body of yours!

A rock sinks in the water.

Ice cubes clink in a glass.

Ninja were skilled warriors in medieval Japan.