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Life's edge : the search for what it means to be alive / by Zimmer, Carl,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world--from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses--the harder they find it is to locate life's edge"--
Subjects: Life (Biology); Life sciences.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wonders of life : exploring the most extraordinary force in the universe / by Cox, Brian,1968-; Cohen, Andrew,science broadcaster.; Science Channel (Television network);
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Subjects: Life (Biology); Evolution (Biology);
© c2013., HarperCollinsPublishers,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Prehistoric life : the definitive visual history of life on earth. --
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Subjects: Animals, Fossil.; Plants, Fossil.; Life (Biology);
© 2009., DK Pub.,
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A (very) short history of life on Earth : 4.6 billion years in 12 pithy chapters / by Gee, Henry,1962-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the tradition of E.H. Gombrich, Stephen Hawking, and Alan Weisman-an entertaining and uniquely informed narration of Life's life story. In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place-in constant chemical flux, covered with churning seas, crafting its landscape through incessant volcanic eruptions. Amid all this tumult and disaster, life began. The earliest living things were no more than membranes stretched across microscopic gaps in rocks, where boiling hot jets of mineral-rich water gushed out from cracks in the ocean floor. Although these membranes were leaky, the environment within them became different from the raging maelstrom beyond. These havens of order slowly refined the generation of energy, using it to form membrane-bound bubbles that were mostly-faithful copies of their parents-a foamy lather of soap-bubble cells standing as tiny clenched fists, defiant against the lifeless world. Life on this planet has continued in much the same way for millennia, adapting to literally every conceivable setback that living organisms could encounter and thriving, from these humblest beginnings to the thrilling and unlikely story of ourselves. In A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth, Henry Gee zips through the last 4.6 billion years with infectious enthusiasm and intellectual rigor. Drawing on the very latest scientific understanding and writing in a clear, accessible style, he tells an enlightening tale of survival and persistence that illuminates the delicate balance within which life has always existed"--
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Life;
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Death : the scientific facts to help us understand it better / by Béliveau, Richard,1953-; Gingras, Denis,1965-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Death (Biology).; Life (Biology).; Death; Death;
© 2012., Firefly Books,
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Atlas obscura. an explorer's guide to the world's living wonders / by Giaimo, Cara,author.; Foer, Joshua,author.; Fritts, Rachel,author.;
"From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes Wild Life, an over-the-top, dazzling collection of the world's most fascinating, most unusual, and least-understood natural wonders. It's more than a field guide -- it's an adventure. From the curious minds of Atlas Obscura, authors of #1 New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura, comes an unputdownable tour through the world's most extraordinary natural wonders and curiosities. Learn how dung beetles navigate by the stars and trees communicate through their roots. Meet one of the strongest animals in the world: the puny peacock mantis shrimp. Visit a 44,000 year old shrub, float along flying rivers, and explore a garbage dump teeming with endangered storks. There are first-person interviews: hear from a honey hunter and his avian partners, a scientist working to understand the hidden language of prairie dogs, an offshore radio DJ who is at the heart of the local fishing community. Examine old examples of bird song notation written on sheet music. Featuring over 500 extraordinary plants, animals, and natural phenomena with illustrations and photos on every page, first-person interviews, and engaging infographics, the book takes readers around the globe, with stops in every continent -- from Arctic deserts to lush jungles, to the deepest fathoms of the ocean, and into the heart of our densest cities. In a time where the world that feels more knowable than ever, where can access anything with the click of a mouse or a swipe of a finger, and where nature documentaries are a dime a dozen, Wild Life finds a way to reinvigorate our send of wonder about the natural world"--
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders.; Life (Biology); Voyages and travels.;
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Otherlands : journeys in Earth's extinct ecosystems / by Halliday, Thomas(Paleobiologist),author.;
'Sapiens' for natural history, 'Otherlands' is a stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microbial life 550 million years ago, by a brilliant young paleobiologist.
Subjects: Biotic communities.; Extinction (Biology); Fossils.; Life (Biology); Natural history.; Paleobiology.;
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Sun wishes / by Storms, Patricia.; Pavlović, Milan(Illustrator);
A look at what you could do if you were the sun as it travels across the sky and around the world.LSC
Subjects: Day; Sky; Life (Biology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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How does a caterpillar change? : life cycles with the very hungry caterpillar / by Carle, Eric.;
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Subjects: Caterpillars; Life cycles (Biology);
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One tiny bubble : the story of our last universal common ancestor / by Krossing, Karen,1965-; Lo, Dawn,1992-;
Includes bibliographical references.LSC
Subjects: Evolution (Biology); Life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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