An exploration of the history, geology, climate, and wildlife of Antarctica that reveals mysterious aspects of the continent.

"No picture accurately resembled him in the minute traits of his person . . . there was an expression of his face that no painter had succeeded in taking."-London's New Monthly Magazine in 1790 George Washington's face has been painted, printed, and engraved more than a billion times since his birth in 1732. And yet even in his lifetime, no picture seemed to capture the likeness of the man who is now the most iconic of all our presidents. Worse...

On July 28, 1996, human bones washed up on the banks of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of an unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton?

Award-winning author Sally M. Walker brings colonial American history to life through the discovery of an important homestead in seventeenth-century Maryland. She follows the painstaking work of scientists and historians to coax fascinating stories out of the long-crumbled walls.

What would you do if you found an alligator in your garage? Or if you spotted a mountain lion downtown? In cities and suburbs around the world, wild creatures are showing up where we least expect them. Not all of them arrive by accident, and some are here to stay. As the human population tops seven billion, animals are running out of space. Their natural habitats are surrounded—and sometimes even replaced—by highways, shopping centers, office...