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Zombies love to feast on brains and flesh - so do some organisms in nature! Listeners will learn all about creatures that eat brains.

Zombies rise from the dead. Some organisms in nature seem to do so as well. Listeners will learn about the creatures that shouldn’t be alive but are.

As though cemeteries aren't creepy enough - prepare to be spooked even more by some of the most haunted cemeteries in the world!

Mill girl Harriet Jane Hanson worked in the booming textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1830s.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Mandarinfish, Mandrills, and Parrots.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Poison Frogs, Rainbow Boas, and Sea Slugs.

Why do mandrills have blue faces? What makes a parrot's feathers so bright? Learn these answers and more about some of nature’s most colorful creatures in Science Behind the Colors. Each book highlights a specific animal, detailing how and why the animal gets its colors, how and why its colors change, and what purpose the colors serve. This volume includes Flamingos, Frilled Lizards and Goldfinches.

The moon is more than a giant rock orbiting Earth—it could become a gateway into deeper space! Find out how NASA and other international and commercial agencies are working together to explore and build on the moon.

As humans continue to make amazing discoveries in outer space, we also face a unique challenge—living in an environment that we're not meant to live in. Find out how long-term exposure to outer space affects the human body and what scientists are doing to combat it.

Human transportation has come a long way since the invention of the wheel. Vehicles of all sorts have us speeding across land, through water, and in the skies. What might be next? From self-driving cars to jet packs, listeners will discover exciting new ways they may get around in the future.