Donna M Jackson

Are you nervous about your presentation at school tomorrow? Or about going onstage for the school play? What about trying out for the baseball team? Try standing like a superhero for a few seconds before you start. Research shows that standing like a hero makes you feel—and act—like one! Humans use words to communicate, but we also use our bodies to send messages. We may shrug our shoulders to show we don't care, or open our eyes wide in surprise,...

Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.

Bug scientists, called entomologists, present information on insects and explain how they use that information in their work.

Examines the nature of humor, what makes something funny to people, and how the brain and body respond, and includes jokes and humorous anecdotes and drawings. What makes something funny? What exactly is humor? Using fun facts and silly puns, Donna M. Jackson explores the world of humor, explaining why our brains think something is funny, how to tell a joke like a professional comedian, and much more.

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.