Smith brings to vivid life 100 cutting-edge research projects that have yielded some remarkable answers to previously unexplained mysteries of the natural world.
Contents
Invasives : the aliens among us -- Ancients : vanished lives -- Extinction threats : on a road to nowhere -- Conservation : a place in the ark -- Rediscovered species : wildlife, lost and found -- Behaviour : alternative lifestyles -- New species : we meet at last -- Climate change : too hot to handle.