Frank Carlson Library

Scientists travel the world to solve eleven of nature's most intriguing puzzles. The stories are true cases of science in action--the challenging and often creative process of revealing nature's secrets.

The world's shark population is in trouble for a sad, simple reason: shark fin soup. And although it's illegal, poachers have been targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks. Marine biologist Doc Ford needs some assistance protecting the sharks and enlists the help of three kids, Luke, Marta, and Sabina. Together they form Sharks, Inc. and are given an important assignment: to set out each day on their small fishing boat in hopes of...

"In the 1990s, scientists lived inside Biosphere 2 (Biosphere 1 is the Earth itself) for two years, trying to figure out if colonizing Mars would ever be possible. Now scientists don't live there but instead conduct all sorts of studies and experiments aimed to help us better understand our environment and especially understand what sort of things are happening to it due to climate change and other man-made problems. It's a unique take on the Scientists...

"Travel to the African bush with Sibert medal winning team Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop in this myth-busting new addition to the Scientists in the Field series as they join the internationally acclaimed woman researcher conducting one of the longest and most important studies of African mammals in the history of science."-- Ernest Hemingway once claimed the hyena is a "sad yowler, camp-follower, stinking, foul, with jaws that crack the bones the...

Looks at the tools and methods used by modern day ghost hunters in their efforts to find scientific proof of paranormal activity.

This book chronicles the efforts of Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International, as they try and save bat species from loss of habitat and white-nose syndrome.

This book explores how to prepare for and get into the field of scientific research specializing in the Arctic, and looks at the daily life of those who choose to work in this harsh environment.

Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.

"Australian teen Olivia Rose is a surfer and a rebel from Bondi Beach, Australia. But these days she's better known as Sydney, the field ops specialist for the City Spies. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service, have honed their unique skills, such as sleight of hand, breaking and entering, observation, and explosives, to allow them to go places in the world of...

Journey to the Namibian desert with Caitlin O'Connell, an American scientist, and witness one of nature's largest , most complex, and most intelligent mammals living today on this earth.