Bloomsbury sigma series

"Vinyl collector and music buff Jonathan Scott dissects the history, the science and the ingenuity behind . . . the domestication of sound"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the world of genetics, focusing on six-toed cats, stickleback hips, zombie genes, and other topics.

In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables and ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest scientific research on some of the most fascinating topics in animal behavior. Each chapter focuses on a different fable and a different topic in ethology, including future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception. At the end of each chapter, the author pulls together the evidence to assess whether Aesop's portrayal of the animals holds true from a modern, scientific perspective.

Considers the many ways that we've shaped the DNA of the animal kingdom and in so doing, altered the fate of life on earth. This book invites us to meet key species that have been sculpted by humanity, as well as the researchers and conservationists who create, manage and tend to these post-natural creations.

Examines physical laws through a study of animal behavior, discussing how animals exploit laws like those of heat, light, electricity, and magnetism to eat, drink, navigate, mate, and avoid death.

"Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment"--OCLC.

Presents the history of refrigeration and how humans have battled to keep things cold from the ice houses of ancient Persia to the present day, and discusses the impact of refrigeration on society and science.