Sci/Why

By Gillian O'Reilly Looking for engaging, appealing and informative science-themed and technology-themed books that incorporate tradi...

By Claire Eamer Literally, she was out of this world. Twice! Julie Payette, who will take up the post of Governor General of Canada in the...

by L. E. Carmichael One of the coolest things about fiction (especially science fiction) is how it inspires scientific discovery in real l...

By Adrienne Montgomerie In advertising and in popular writing, especially about health concerns, chemical is used to mean harmful . As...

By Yolanda Ridge As a kid, most of what I learned about history came from reading historical fiction. Although non-fiction has come a long...

By Paula Johanson Summer is here, and a lot of people are out of school for months. Though it's time to be outdoors doing fun thin...

Breaking the four minute mile. Roger Bannister: 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds In 1954 Roger Bannister electrified the world by breaking the t...