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This thrilling story of science, the Cold War, Nazi research, atomic anxieties, secret spy planes and the space race draws on original archival research, declassified documents and interviews to present a narrative history of humanity's hunt for alien life, including the military and CIA's secret, decades-long quest to study UFOs. Are we alone in the universe? From the post-war Project Blue Book to the Pentagon's modern-day Advanced Aerospace Threat...

Discusses how readers can use the Internet to research and share information. Provides suggestions as to how to complete an assortment of research-based tasks using the Internet. Includes full-color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The study of twins and the genetics of aggression totally consumes research scientist Jeannie Ferrami. An accomplished and headstrong researcher, Jeannie has developed a sophisticated software program to identify identical twins reared apart. But Jeannie's breakthrough project is threatened by the appearance of a sudden impossibility—identical twins born weeks apart to different mothers at separate locations. When Jeannie's research assistant, Lisa,...

Discusses how to use the library to do research.

"Describes various top-secret projects, including the Manhattan Project, Nazi experimentation, and several others"-- Provided by publisher.

"It was Eunice Newton Foote, an American scientist and woman's rights campaigner living in Seneca Falls, New York, who first warned the world that an atmosphere heavy with carbon dioxide could send temperatures here on Earth soaring. This was back in 1856. At the time, no one paid much attention. Our Biggest Experiment tells Foote's story, along with stories of the many other scientists who came before and after her, helping build our modern understanding...

Explores how to use reference books and periodicals while doing research.

Explores the increasing use of experimental drones in areas like the military, business, shipping, and in everyday hobbies.

"Where does great physics come from? As a young graduate student, cosmologist Stephon Alexander had a life-changing lesson in the subject. When asked by the legendary theoretical physicist Christopher Isham why he had attended graduate school, Alexander answered: "To become a better physicist." He could hardly have anticipated Isham's response: "Then stop reading those physics books." Instead, Isham said, Alexander should start listening to his dreams....

Presents advice on finding resources and information in researching a school report.