{"id":12032,"date":"2022-04-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/?p=64622"},"modified":"2022-04-21T08:35:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T06:35:16","slug":"21-of-the-best-wildlife-and-nature-books-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/rss_feed\/21-of-the-best-wildlife-and-nature-books-for-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"21 of the best wildlife and nature books for 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Amy Barrett\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Whether it\u2019s a long walk in the countryside, a stroll around the park or even an afternoon of forest bathing in woodland, time spent in nature is never wasted. But for those times when you\u2019re stuck at home, a wildlife and nature book can keep you connected with the natural world, or help you to learn more about the species that inhabit it.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve picked out our selection of the best nature and wildlife books, from stunning photography to animal behaviour. The list includes selections from Sir David Attenborough, Merlin Sheldrake and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.<\/p>\n<p>And if that\u2019s not enough, check out our list of the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/books\/science-books-2\/&quot;\">best science books<\/a> to expand your bookshelf even further.<\/p>\n<h2>The best books about animals, wildlife and nature<\/h2>\n<h3>Into the Forest: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Into-the-forest-book-cover-e7d4f3e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C296&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Into-the-forest-book-cover-e7d4f3e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C296&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-117221\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Into-the-forest-book-cover-e7d4f3e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C296&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;296&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Dr Qing Li<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a312.99, Penguin Life<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over recent years, we have spent more and more time indoors, and for many of us, this has only increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as a species, we\u2019re programmed to love the great outdoors. Even just looking at a green space reduces stress and improves psychological wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Qing Li explains in\u00a0<em>Into the Forest<\/em> how we can take full advantage of nature to improve our physical and mental health.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" the=\"\" forest=\"\" how=\"\" trees=\"\" can=\"\" help=\"\" you=\"\" find=\"\" health=\"\" and=\"\" happiness=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h2\/>\n<h3>30-Second Zoology<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/30-second-zoology-3abf2bf.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C267&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/30-second-zoology-3abf2bf.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C267&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67220\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/30-second-zoology-3abf2bf.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C267&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;267&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Edited by Mark Fellowes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a314.99, Ivy Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The animal kingdom is a beautiful thing, but it is also broad and complex, so the study of zoology can be a daunting prospect for many. This beautifully illustrated book has been put together by University of Reading Professor of Ecology Mark Fellowes, and pulls out 50 of the most fundamental categories and concepts from the study of animals, explaining them in 300 words or fewer (hence \u201830-second zoology\u2019).<\/p>\n<p>As well as covering a diverse range of subjects, from how we came to understand evolution to the problems posed by habitat loss, the book also profiles some of the most important figures in the field.<\/p>\n<ul><li>Read an extract from the book: <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/zoology-in-30-seconds-conservation-and-extinction\/&quot;\">Zoology in 30 seconds: conservation and extinction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" second=\"\" zoology=\"\" not=\"\" transgender=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>A Life on Our Planet: My witness statement and a vision for the future<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/david-attenborough-a-life-image-29a8edb.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C323&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/david-attenborough-a-life-image-29a8edb.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C323&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-63844\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/david-attenborough-a-life-image-29a8edb.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C323&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;323&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>David Attenborough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a320, Ebury<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A message from Britain\u2019s favourite naturalist and broadcaster on the Earth, climate change and our responsibilities to the environment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;row&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;col-10\" offset-1=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;template-article__pullquote\" mt-md=\"\" mb-md=\"\"> <blockquote class=\"&quot;pullquote\" heading-4=\"\"> <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--left=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/><em>A Life on Our Planet<\/em> is my witness statement, and my vision for the future. It is the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake \u2013 and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right<span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--right=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Sir David Attenborough<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div> <ul><li>Listen to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/planet-earth\/how-can-we-save-our-planet-sir-david-attenborough\/&quot;\">our podcast with Sir David Attenborough<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" life=\"\" on=\"\" our=\"\" planet=\"\" attenborough=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Becoming Wild: How Animals Learn to be Animals<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/becoming-wild-f4117f1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C318&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/becoming-wild-f4117f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C318&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67221\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/becoming-wild-f4117f1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C318&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;318&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Carl Safina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a318.99, Oneworld<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the animal kingdom, the genetic tapestry is overlain with more learned culture than humans have realised. But it\u2019s subtle.<\/p>\n<p><em>Becoming Wild<\/em> shows that \u2018natural\u2019 doesn\u2019t always come naturally. Many animals learn from elders almost everything; getting answers to questions of how to live where one lives; learning skills, dangers, group-identity, communication dialects, and survival traditions that define their existence.<\/p>\n<p>The stories of sperm whales, macaws, and chimpanzees in <em>Becoming Wild <\/em>represent three major themes of culture: identity, the preference for beauty, and how social living creates tensions that culture must soothe. The species in these pages widen our appreciation of being alive in the world.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" wild=\"\" how=\"\" animals=\"\" learn=\"\" to=\"\" be=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Bird Therapy<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/9781783528981-d97da23.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/9781783528981-d97da23.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67222\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/9781783528981-d97da23.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;322&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Joe Harkness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a39.99, Unbound<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joe Harkness reveals the research into the mental health benefits of observing nature in his book, alongside his own emotive, often witty, anecdotes.<\/p>\n<p>Reading <em>Bird Therapy<\/em> is like gaining a new friend, one who trusts you with their deepest secrets and in return offers you advice and reassurance that no matter what difficulty you find yourself in, there is support and solace to be found in nature.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/books\/joe-harkness-i-wrote-bird-therapy-to-share-support-and-inspire\/&quot;\">Read about Joe\u2019s personal journey with nature and mental health<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" therapy=\"\" harkness=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Entangled Life: How fungi make our worlds, change our minds, and shape our futures<\/h3>\n<h3><div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Entangled-Life-high-res-9d0105d.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C313&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Entangled-Life-high-res-9d0105d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C313&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-62191\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/09\/Entangled-Life-high-res-9d0105d.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C313&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;313&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Merlin Sheldrake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a320.00, Bodley Head<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The fungal kingdom is as broad and busy a category as that of animals or plants, but fungi are understudied and under-appreciated, says Merlin Sheldrake. He reveals the true extent of their impact on the history of Earth, and on human life, in a way that is easy and enjoyable to read.<\/p>\n<p>With Merlin\u2019s lyrical and poetic tone, <em>Entangled Life\u00a0<\/em>has the allure of nature or travel writing, but his meticulous research into the latest in scientific understanding of fungi makes this is a must-read for lovers of popular science, too.<\/p>\n<ul><li>Listen to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/merlin-sheldrake-how-have-fungi-shaped-the-world\/&quot;\">our podcast with Merlin Sheldrake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" life=\"\" fungi=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Everything You Know About Animals Is Wrong<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wrong-about-animals-b6d27b6.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C291&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wrong-about-animals-b6d27b6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C291&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67223\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wrong-about-animals-b6d27b6.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C291&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;291&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Matt Brown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a39.99, Batsford<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Blind as a bat\u2019; \u2018bury your head in the sand\u2019: some animal facts are so well-known that they\u2019ve even made their way into our language. But \u2018well-known\u2019 is not the same as \u2018true\u2019. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/if-bats-are-blind-why-do-they-have-eyes\/&quot;\">Bats aren\u2019t blind at all<\/a>, and ostriches don\u2019t try to hide their enormous bodies by <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/do-ostriches-really-bury-their-head-in-the-sand\/&quot;\">burying their heads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Brown takes on these misconceptions and more in <em>Everything You Know About Animals Is Wrong<\/em>, myth-busting all the common animal \u2018facts\u2019 we\u2019ve heard so often since we were children that we just accept them to be true. Get ready to question everything you thought you knew.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" you=\"\" know=\"\" about=\"\" animals=\"\" is=\"\" wrong=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Flights of Passage: An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/flights-of-passage-b2303e2.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C256&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/flights-of-passage-b2303e2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C256&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67224\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/flights-of-passage-b2303e2.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C256&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;256&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Mike Unwin and David Tipling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a330, Yale University Press<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every year, millions of birds make incredible journeys across the planet, spanning continents and flying for months on end. We\u2019re used to birds migrating over winter to head towards warmer climes, but we don\u2019t often stop to think about how remarkable this really is. How does the arctic tern travel from its arctic breeding grounds to its summer home in the Antarctic? And how does <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/swifts-stay-airborne-for-10-months-straight\/&quot;\">the swift stay in the air for ten months at a time<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Writer Mike Unwin and wildlife photographer David Tipling explore this fascinating subject in <em>Flight of Passage<\/em>, looking into the science behind this bizarre behaviour, accompanied by photos of 67 different species.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/14-stunning-photos-of-birds-making-incredible-journeys-across-the-earth\/&quot;\">14 stunning photos of birds making incredible journeys across the Earth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" of=\"\" passage=\"\" migration=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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[].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><div>\n<h3>Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/other-minds-9d6ab85.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C325&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/other-minds-9d6ab85.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C325&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67227\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/other-minds-9d6ab85.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C325&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;325&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Peter Godfrey-Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a39.99, William Collins<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The octopus is essentially an alien species right here on Earth \u2013 a sentient being whose intelligence has evolved entirely independently from our own. Godfrey-Smith peers into the minds of these cephalopods, revealing what they can tell us about the nature of consciousness itself.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/octopuses-playful-choosy-and-smarter-than-you-think\/&quot;\">Read an extract from <em>Other Minds<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" minds=\"\" octopus=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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She then spent six months persuading the world\u2019s best wildlife photographers to donate an image for a book, <em>Remembering Elephants<\/em>, to raise money to fight poaching.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, books in the <em>Remembering Wildlife<\/em> series have donated \u00a3638,000 to 47 conservation projects in 23 countries. See some of their <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/these-photos-of-endangered-animals-are-funding-wildlife-relief-projects\/&quot;\">stunning wildlife photos in this article about the series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" elephants=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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[].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>The Animals Among Us: The New Science of Anthrozoology<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/animals-among-us-e6655ed.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C321&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/animals-among-us-e6655ed.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C321&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67228\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/animals-among-us-e6655ed.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C321&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;321&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>John Bradshaw<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a39.99, Penguin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why do we keep pets? Bradshaw argues that it goes beyond cuteness and companionship, and all the way back to an ancient connection in our shared past. Weaving together psychology and evolutionary science, the book will give pet owners a newfound appreciation for their furry friends.<\/p>\n<ul><li>Listen to the our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/why-we-love-pets\/&quot;\">podcast with John Bradshaw<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" animals=\"\" among=\"\" us=\"\" bradshaw=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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But what would that life look like?<\/p>\n<p>Taking the growing body of information about other planets, applying the laws of biology, principles of chemistry, and his knowledge of Earth\u2019s history, Kershenbaum presents the possibilities for alien creatures with confidence.<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/science\/what-do-aliens-look-like\/&quot;\">What do aliens look like? 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[].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Underland: A Deep Time Journey<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/underland-49a3eb3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/underland-49a3eb3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67230\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/underland-49a3eb3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C322&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;322&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Robert Macfarlane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a310.99, Penguin<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Robert Macfarlane is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and a journalist writing for top news outlets on environmentalism and travel. All of his books are well worth a read, but this non-fiction book about deep time is a Sunday Times Bestseller, and truly original.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Underland<\/em> we journey beneath our feet to find out about Earth\u2019s history. It\u2019s popular science, nature writing and a travel book, all rolled into one poetic, accessible package.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" a=\"\" deep=\"\" time=\"\" journey=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Vesper Flights<\/h3>\n<h3><div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/vesper-flights-2-c60e6f3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C314&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/vesper-flights-2-c60e6f3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C314&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-60630\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/08\/vesper-flights-2-c60e6f3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C314&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;314&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Helen Macdonald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a316.99, Jonathan Cape<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The author of the deeply moving book\u00a0<em>H is for Hawk\u00a0<\/em>returns with <em>Vesper Flights<\/em>, a collection of essays about the relationship between humans and nature.<\/p>\n<p>Regarded as one of this century\u2019s greatest nature writers, Helen Macdonald takes simple moments \u2013 of nesting birds, wild boars emerging from the woods, foraging for mushrooms on an autumn day \u2013 and weaves them with history, personal reflection and political comment.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" flights=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 30<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/temp-wpy-portfolio-30-27bdb83.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C210&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/temp-wpy-portfolio-30-27bdb83.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C210&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-63855\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/10\/temp-wpy-portfolio-30-27bdb83.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C210&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;210&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rosamund Kidman Cox <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"\/\/www.nhmshop.co.uk\/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-portfolio-30.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">\u00a325, The Natural History Museum<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A gorgeous collection of images from the 2020 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Take a look at <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.sciencefocus.com\/nature\/16-incredible-pictures-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-competition-2020\/&quot;\">some of the incredible wildlife pictures<\/a> from the book.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" photographer=\"\" of=\"\" the=\"\" year=\"\" portfolio=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... [].forEach.call(document.querySelectorAll('.monetizer-in-text-link'), function(textLink) { textLink.innerHTML = textLink.innerHTML.trim(); }); })();\n]]><\/script><h3>Wonders: Spectacular Moments in Nature Photography<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wonders-49d55c5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C172&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wonders-49d55c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C172&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-67231\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/4\/2020\/11\/wonders-49d55c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=210%2C172&quot;\" width=\"&quot;210&quot;\" height=\"&quot;172&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><strong>Rhonda Rubinstein<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a326, Chronicle Books<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wonders<\/em> features the award-winning images from the BigPicture Natural World Photography competition.<\/p>\n<p>Along with stunning photos, this science book explains the scientific phenomena and photography behind each shot.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link-list&quot;\"><li data-type=\"&quot;in-text&quot;\" class=\"&quot;monetizer-in-text-link&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;nameKeywords&quot;:\" spectacular=\"\" moments=\"\" in=\"\" nature=\"\" photography=\"\" data-text=\"&quot;&lt;b&gt;Buy\" now=\"\" from=\"\" and=\"\"> <\/li>\n<\/ul><script><![CDATA[ (function () { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text\/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = \"\/\/sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\/widget\/intext\/app.bundle.js\"; s.onload = function () { new inText({ domain: \"sciencefocus.com\/pricecomparison\", shopId: 1306, geolocation: true, }); }; var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x); \/\/trim whitespace from li to flag empty items (twig seems to strip out closing if you remove the space..... 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