From the groundbreaking partnership of Macmillan Learning and Scienti¿c American comes this one-of-a-kind introduction to the science of biology and its impact on the way we live.

Biology for a Changing World explores the core ideas of biology through chapters written and illustrated in the style of a Scienti¿ c American article. Each chapter is a newsworthy and engaging story that serves as a context for covering the standard curriculum for the non-majors biology course. These magazine-like stories encourage students to keep reading and to appreciate why biology matters to them and to their world.

The Fourth Edition of Biology for a Changing World is now supported in Achieve, Macmillan¿s new online learning system.New media and assessment features in Achieve include:Tutorials give students an opportunity to work through a concept step-by-step, with support provided through visuals, hints, feedback, and links to the e-book.Simulation activities focus on the most challenging concepts in a non-majors biology course.Pre-built and curated homework assignments are easy to assign and customize. Homework questions feature hints, error-speci¿c feedback, and solutions to provide a powerful formative assessment experience for students.Animations are embedded directly into associated quizzes so that students can reference these powerful visualization tools as they work through the questions.