A new glut of non-fiction books promises to inspire us to discover the world - and protect
Explore and protect
Given that nearly all of the species that have lived on Earth are extinct, it might be an idea to think about what we want to preserve from our current biosphere. In, ecologist Rebecca Nesbit wonders how we might decide the fate of Earth’s estimated 8.7 million species, including ourselves.
Might this kind of thinking inspire us to better orchestrate our rescue and preservation efforts? Patrick Galbraith’scrosses Britain on a journey that may well be his last chance to see some of our vanishing birds. On the way, he meets the people – reed cutters and coppicers, gamekeepers and conservationists – whose efforts sustain vital habitats for some of our rarest birds, but who often fall into misunderstanding and conflict with each other.
If you prefer a more straightforward approach, however, pick up physicist, writer and presenter Jim Al-Khalili’s , Nicklas Brendborg asks not just why we grow old and die, but what we can do about it.
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