本书选材科学合理、内容丰富、难易兼顾。选材涵盖生命起源、生物医学、太空探索、生物能源、环境科学、气候研究、地震学、生物工程、心理学、人工智能等科学领域话题，通过科技英语语篇阅读，培养学生的英语水平、综合能力、思辨能力、中国情怀与国际视野。全书共分10个单元，每单元精选同一话题下多篇观点不同、相互补充或对立的文章设置内容与练习，引导学生多视角、全面、辩证地理解分析，进而提高语言能力和思辨能力，以更好地适应新时代发展对人才英语水平与思辨能力的要求。
本书主要面向理工科院校英语专业本科生、理工科院校非英语专业高年级本科生及研究生，也可供英语爱好者作为英语科普读物使用。

Unit One Origin of Life
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Two Biomedical Science
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Three Space Exploration
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Four Bioenergy
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Five Environmental Science
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Six Climate
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Seven Seismology
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Eight Bioengineering
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Nine Psychology
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading
Unit Ten Artificial Intelligence
Critical Reading
Exercises
Additional Reading