Death on Earth: Adventures in Evolution and Mortality

by Jules Howard

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There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms.

Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence and fashioned by its spectre. We are all survivors of starvation, drought, volcanic eruptions, meteorites, plagues, parasites, predators, freak weather events, tussles and scraps, and our bodies are shaped by these ancient events.

Some animals live for just a few hours as adults, others prefer to kill themselves rather than live unnecessarily for longer than they are needed, and there are a number of animals...Read more
  • ISBN10 1472915097
  • ISBN13 9781472915092
  • Publish Date 18 May 2017 (first published 10 March 2016)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 29 September 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Sigma
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 288
  • Language English