Earth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards that have evolved independently, multiple times. But evolutionary biologists also point out many examples of contingency, cases where the tiniest change—a random mutation or an ancient butterfly sneeze—caused evolution to take a completely different course. What role does each force really play in the constantly changing...

As the world-devouring Roar arrives, the children of Coldharbour find the inner strength to make a final stand against her.

Just as Daniel is adjusting to sharing his room with Iggy, his little brother, a strange boy with a big interest in bugs moves into their neighborhood, providing Daniel with a new friend but Iggy with some mutated DNA.

Middle school is off to a depressing start for Marvin Watson, his new baby brother is proving to be a disappointment, and now his town is being threatened by a horde of mutant bugs, including a hungry spider that quotes Shakespeare--and if that is not enough there are three sarcastic man-sized moths living in the attic.

"Talin is a Striker, a member of an elite fighting force that stands as the last defense for the only free nation in the world: Mara. A refugee, Talin knows firsthand the horrors of the Federation, a world-dominating war machine responsible for destroying nation after nation with its terrifying army of mutant beasts known only as Ghosts. But when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front to Mara's capital, Talin senses there's more to him...

Twelve-year-old Andy Greenwood and fellow students at the Reclamation School for Boys in the New Mexico desert face an infestation of giant, mutant ants.

A virus spreads across the world, transforming all humankind into wild, slavering, furry beasts: cats, to be precise. Those few survivors who remain human take refuge in the dark corners of the earth as they fight back against the feline horde. Kunagi, a man with no memory of his past yet a deep knowledge of cats, struggles to hold on with only his wits and a will to survive. Yet the virus transmits merely through cuddles, and Kunagi finds kitties...

The X-Men are shaken to the core by the fallout from Battle of the Atom! Kitty Pryde and the All-New X-Men's faith in Wolverine's Jean Grey School has been completely eroded. So where have they gone instead and what will they do? Meanwhile, X-23 joins the All-New X-Men - and sets her hunter's sights on Cyclops?! What does this mean to Jean Grey? When Jean and X-23 are forced to team up against a mysterious force, she'd better figure it out fast! Collecting:...

"Scott Summers: team leader of the X-Men is always helping people in need. Also: never happy! Maybe a visit from Batroc the Leaper & the Circus of Crime can shed some light on what makes Cyclops tick! See how he learned to control his powers as a new student at Professor Charles Xavier's school for gifted students"--P. [4] of cover.