Ashley Klanac

From asteroids and gamma-ray bursts to volcanoes, landslides and tornadoes, there are a lot of disasters with the potential to wipe out life on Earth. The stories that follow from Science News and Science News for Students explore the natural...

Imagine a robot performing surgery on a living body with perfection, without the help of a human surgeon. Or a drone zipping through the air smooth as a bird, fighting forest fires or catching environmental polluters. These futuristic-sounding ideas...

Sometimes staying silent is the biggest lie of all.Sophomore Jolia does the one thing no one expects from the girl who has perfected the art of keeping quiet.She joins the speech team.Jolia can't confess the real reason-not to her best friend, her new...

How can you escape when there's no way out?Three stories. Three heroines. Three choices.The Maze: Cadet Eppie Langtry navigates the cold and endless maze as part of the Academy’s final training exercise. Her exploration leads her to a fellow cadet,...

Dear Reader:Seductive and mysterious, Merlyn was the laird of Ravensmuir—never had a man so stirred my body and soul. I gave myself to him—willingly, trustingly, passionately—and we soon wed. Then a horrible revelation emerged, shattering my innocence...