Richard Spilsbury

Discusses biomass fuel as an energy resource, describes how biomass is turned into electricity and biofuels, and explains the advantages and disadvantages to using biomass energy.

An examination of wind power, explaining how wind is captured and converted to electricity, how it is used, the health effects of wind farms, how it affects wildlife, turbine safety, and other related topics.

Discusses the social behavior of chimpanzees.

Take a quest on the journey of rock! Explore how they form, change, move, evolve and erode. Introduces basic information on crystals, explaining crystal formation, types, and locations, as well as the ways people research and use them.

Teaches children about floods, discussing what causes them, how they affect the world, who helps people affected by floods, and how to prepare for a flood.

Readers of this informative text will find that recently, doctors have come to understand five main types of bipolar disorder as well as a spectrum of issues that share some symptoms with it. Emotional triggers, stress, trauma, and even seasons can cause different mood episodes for different people with bipolar disorder, and this book explores the various routes people can take to determine the best ways to treat and cope with their individual cases....

Teaches children about droughts, discussing what causes them, how people and animals can survive them, and if they can be prevented.

Explains how landslides form and what kinds of damage they can do, presenting four case studies from around the world. Also includes a glossary and further reading list.