Nature's Genius : Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet, David Farrier

Nature's Genius : Evolution's Lessons for a Changing Planet, David FarrierNew Paperback For nearly four billion years, life on Earth has found new ways to adapt, reproduce and thrive. Now, in the face of climate change, nature is modelling ingenuity as never before. David Farrier guides us through unexpected and hopeful examples of nature's genius: whether urban pigeons building nests in the spiked structures meant to deter them or tomcod in the Hudson River that have become immune to highly toxic chemicals, coral used to

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