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Explains the lack of education in countries around the world and discusses the organizations that help children receive schooling.
Describes the conditions that contribute to hunger, including poverty and environmental problems, and details efforts being taken to rid the world of the problem.
Provides an overview, chronology of events, glossary and annotated bibliography for forensic science and DNA evidence.
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Describes the kinds of trace evidence forensic scientists can use to track down and identify criminals and how such evidence is collected and analyzed, and offers examples of cases in which forensic science was used.
This book explores the drive that pushes athletes to be strongest, fastest, and best. How has developing technology helped athletes gain the edge? Has advanced technology in sport helped athletes to better reach their potential, or has it harmed sport? What are the ethical debates surrounding legal and illegal drugs such as steroids?
How did one crab apple tree lead to a forest? How do mangrove swamps help to prevent flooding? How did a handful of horseshoe crab eggs lead to a conservation campaign? Read this book to find out the answers to these questions and more.
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-- Relied on by expert and beginning climbers for more than fifty years-- Teaches climbers what not to doThis annual investigative handbook offers detailed reports on more than eighty climbing accidents that occurred in the United States and Canada in 2000. Produced jointly by the Safety Committees of the American Alpine Club and the Alpine Club of Canada, Accidents analyzes what went wrong in each situation to give experienced and beginning mountaineers the opportunity to learn from other climbers' mistakes. From climbers with inadequate protection, clothing, or equipment to those who suffered from a lack of experience, made errors in judgment, or overreached their abilities, the mistakes recorded in this book offer invaluable safety lessons for all climbers.
Forensic Technology looks at new and future developments in fingerprint technology, and detecting and understanding trace evidence left at scenes of crimes. It also explores DNA profiling and how it can be used, and how forensics experts use new technology to uncover information about fires and explosions, and detect fakes and forgeries. The New Technology series is an exciting, up-to-date look at new technology and the effect it is having on the world. Each title looks forward to likely future technological advances that will affect our everyday lives.