Ticking survival clock
The author, David Farrier, is professor of literature and the environment at the University of Edinburgh. He has written for The Washington Post and The Daily Telegraph as well as The Atlantic, BBC Future and Prospect. Farrier’s first book, Footprints in Search of Future Fossils, appeared in 2020 when it was acclaimed as a book of the year by both The Times and The Daily Telegraph and subsequently translated into ten languages.
Made better by nature
In this book, chemist and science writer Michael Freemantle collects 25 examples of nature’s proficiency in chemistry encountered during his career, in retirement and on leisurely walks in the countryside.