Unit One Astrophysics 1
Text A In Search for Alien Life,Researchers Enlist Human Minds 1
Text B Warp Drive 9
Unit Two Climatology 18
Text A The Weekend of 100 Tornadoes:Are Killer Storms Being Fueled by Climate Change? 18
Text B Experts Argue Global Warming's Impact on Sandy's Unusual Path to N.J 25
Unit Three Renewable Energy 34
Text A Is the Future of Clean Energy a Pond of Algae in Every Backyard? 34
Text B Sweet Hydrogen:How Sugar Could Help Satisfy the World's Energy Needs 40
Unit Four Chemistry 48
Text A Plant-Powered Plastics 48
Text B Full-Body Taste 54
Unit Five Medical Science 62
Text A Chemo in Pregnancy Does Not Necessarily Harm Baby,Says Study 62
Text B Drug Trial Gives Hope of Longer Life to Women Fighting Ovarian Cancer 68
Unit Six Dynamics 74
Text A Solar-Powered Travel:Opening Up New Routes Across Sky,Sea and Land 74
Text B Hybrids Under the Hood 85
Unit Seven Paleontology 93
Text A Life in the Sea Found Its Fate in a Paroxysm of Extinction 93
Text B An Underground Fossil Forest Offers Clues on Climate Change 101
Unit Eight Nanotechnology 110
Text A Fine-tuning Nanotech to Target Cancer 110
Text B Nanotechnology Can Launch a New Age of Space Exploration 118
Unit Nine Civil Engineering 126
Text A Prefabs Sprout as Britain Embraces Timber-Frame Housing 126
Text B A Bridge Built to Sway When the Earth Shakes 137
Unit Ten Software Engineering 146
Text A Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview-Review 146
Text B Katrina Changed Everything:New Software Predicts How Water Will Spread 155
Appendix Key to Exercises 166