NEW! FAQs feature common misperceptions students often hold about environmental issues. Each FAQ captures a moment to correct these widely held student misperceptions are integrated throughout each chapter. Examples include: “But isn’t positive feedback “good” and negative feedback “bad?” (ch 5); “How big is a billion?” (ch. 8); and “Is it safe to eat genetically modified foods?” (ch. 10). NEW! Data Q’s are data analysis questions paired with figures in each chapter to help students develop their scientific literacy skills. With 2–3 Data Q’s per chapter, students can check their own understanding as they read the chapter, or complete a similar activity in MasteringEnvironmentalScience for credit. NEW! Revised Central Case Studies offer a wealth of fresh stories. 30% of the Case Studies are new to this edition and feature topics like the Tohoku Earthquake in Japan, Hawaii’s Native Forest Birds, Hydrofracking in the United States, and Transgenic Maize in Southern Mexico. NEW! Revised Science behind the Storyfeatures give you a more current and exciting selection of scientific studies to highlight. New topics include Tracking Fukushima’s nuclear legacy, Did Soap Operas Reduce Fertility in Brazil?, and Does Fracking Contaminate Drinking Water? UPDATED! Current Events articles from the New York Times are updated twice yearly with almost 50 new articles. UPDATED! The popular Video Field Trips now include Campus Sustainability; Invasive Species: Lionfish; and Wind Power–for the Fifth Edition NEW! Misconception Test bank items help to assess whether students have effectively grasped a concept. These questions target content areas where students commonly have the most misperceptions about what they do and don’t know.