Super Natural : How Life Thrives in Impossible Places, Alex Riley

Super Natural : How Life Thrives in Impossible Places, Alex RileyNew Hardback From scorching deserts to frozen seabeds, from the highest peaks of the Himalaya to the hadal depths of the oceans, there are habitats on this Earth that appear inimical to life yet in which it flourishes nevertheless. During the midday heat of the Sahara, silvery ants sprint from their nests to feed. In North American forests, wood frogs awaken each spring from solid blocks of ice. At the site of the Chernobyl disaster, fungi harness

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It chronicles an extraordinary relationship between human and animal

yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep

The experience of war is brought to life through a wealth of contemporary documentation

surveying not only famous sites such as Stonehenge and Avebury but many other lesser-known stone circles

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Black Lives Matter protests

Surviving in the wilderness has long been associated with men

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it's a feeling we chase knowing we're better off with it