The Seventy Great Mysteries of the Natural World: Interview with the author

What do we really know about the functioning of the Earth and of life? What do we still have to learn? In this new book published by Thames & Hudson, more than sixty eminent scientists from all over the world give us privileged insights into their cutting-edge research and findings. Journey from the core of the Earth to the top of Mount Everest, from microbes living without oxygen in the deepest oceans to the remarkable ways in which bees communicate. Investigate the secrets of animal movement and migration, the rigours of life in the desert and how many species there may be in existence. Michael J. Benton is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology and was formerly Head of the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol. He has written over 180 scientific articles and over 50 books, many of them standard reference works and textbooks, as well as popular books about dinosaurs and the history of life, including 'When Life Nearly Died', published by Thames & Hudson.

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[Paddyllfixit]

of course Evolution is fact, but it doesn't explain why human-beings are much more susceptible to genetic disorders having more potential for anomalies(2000+) compared to other creatures. Is it because our 2nd & 3rd chromosomes are fused and several inverted? Or how spurts in our evolution far outstrip our time on this planet, ie the human brain increased 50% in size, human expectant mothers die in childbirth unless a cesarean is performed, not usually so for our fellow creatures. Just curious.

[Bruce99100]

i must get a copy of this amazing book.

[ThePalaeontologist]

Prof.Michael Benton is a great British Palaeontologist, and I much desire to become one of his lucky Palaeontology and Evolution students at Bristol.

[Halation2]

The presenter is very eloquent.

[rockalaroll]

This book sounds fascinating! Can't wait to read it and absorb the massive amount of information that will undoubtedly be in it!