See how scientists from many different fields are all working to determine if there may be life beyond Earth.

Explore the training needed to become a computer game developer—a lucrative and exciting career. Also gives readers a chance to examine how computer games are created—from an initial idea to a finished product.

Pyrotechnicians bring joy to millions, see what it takes for them to produce and carry out fireworks displays.

Get the inside track on virus hunters—people who track epidemics and determine the cause of viral illnesses—and find out why they have become more important than ever!

Get a look at the study of volcanoes—from structure to eruptions—and learn about the dangerous, but exciting, work of volcanologists.

Polar Regions reveals how these stark locations, once believed to be inhospitable, have in fact been home to a number of culture groups. Hardy Inuit (Eskimo), Sami (Lapps), Aleut, Samoyed, and others have successfully adapted to bone-chilling temperatures and harsh landscapes.