With stunning infographics on every page, this riveting visual guide reveals the mind-bending marvels of nature's timescales both large and minuscule "This work broadens our perception of time by looking at it through natural cycles . . . . The visuals seamlessly enhance the text, making for an impactful learning experience."--Booklist starred review
With stunning infographics on every page, this riveting visual guide reveals the mind-bending marvels of nature's timescales both large and minuscule "This work broadens our perception of time by looking at it through natural cycles . . . . The visuals seamlessly enhance the text, making for an impactful learning experience."--Booklist starred review
Dr. Helen Pilcher is a science writer with a PhD in cell biology. She has written for Nature, The Guardian, and New Scientist. Her book Life Changing: How Humans are Alterting Life on Earth was The Times 2020 Science Book of the Year and was short-listed for the Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation. She lives in Warwickshire, England.
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Contents:
Introduction • Clock of the Long Now • Critical flicker fusion frequency and how all animals perceive time differently CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTIONARY SPANS • Humans arrive at five seconds to midnight • The nautilus and the whale • When early man decided to ride the horse CHAPTER 2: ECOLOGICAL SPANS • Lichen growth to show pollution reduction • River regeneration • After the fire • After the flood • Lemming population fluctuations • From chaos to order, self-organizing systems in social insects • Rates of migration • How disease spreads • Occupation of a shared nesting hole by tits and other species • Seasonal ocean current migrations CHAPTER 3: LIFE SPANS • Clonal colonies (the quaking aspen called Pando) • Mahogany vs. pine • Time taken for an immortal jellyfish to die • From the very, very old to the very, very young (Galapagos tortoise to the mayfly) • The mad cat virus • Metamorphosis • Long pupations in cicadas, mayflies, and butterflies CHAPTER 4: GROWTH SPANS • Why is an elephant pregnancy so long? • Time from birth to maturity (human vs. aphid) • Parenting spans and kittens’ eyes • A little older than my teeth? • A cat gives birth • A baby giraffe learns to walk • A limb regenerates (human, lizard, jellyfish) • Every breath we take (comparing respiratory rates) • Estrous cycles • In heat • Skunk rut • The melatonin effect • A circadian rhythm • Hair growth • Nail growth • Ugly ducklings (and penguins) CHAPTER 5: BEHAVIORAL SPANS • Quick to react? (springbok, fly, sloth) • Sleep tight (sloth, cat, bird) • Hibernation • For a beaver to build a kingdom • For a bowerbird to build a bower • For a weaverbird to weave a nest • Alzheimers CHAPTER 6: DECOMPOSITION SPANS • Pumpkin • Human • Aging • Whale fall • Rock erosion Further reading Index Acknowledgments
Introduction • Clock of the Long Now • Critical flicker fusion frequency and how all animals perceive time differently CHAPTER 1: EVOLUTIONARY SPANS • Humans arrive at five seconds to midnight • The nautilus and the whale • When early man decided to ride the horse CHAPTER 2: ECOLOGICAL SPANS • Lichen growth to show pollution reduction • River regeneration • After the fire • After the flood • Lemming population fluctuations • From chaos to order, self-organizing systems in social insects • Rates of migration • How disease spreads • Occupation of a shared nesting hole by tits and other species • Seasonal ocean current migrations CHAPTER 3: LIFE SPANS • Clonal colonies (the quaking aspen called Pando) • Mahogany vs. pine • Time taken for an immortal jellyfish to die • From the very, very old to the very, very young (Galapagos tortoise to the mayfly) • The mad cat virus • Metamorphosis • Long pupations in cicadas, mayflies, and butterflies CHAPTER 4: GROWTH SPANS • Why is an elephant pregnancy so long? • Time from birth to maturity (human vs. aphid) • Parenting spans and kittens’ eyes • A little older than my teeth? • A cat gives birth • A baby giraffe learns to walk • A limb regenerates (human, lizard, jellyfish) • Every breath we take (comparing respiratory rates) • Estrous cycles • In heat • Skunk rut • The melatonin effect • A circadian rhythm • Hair growth • Nail growth • Ugly ducklings (and penguins) CHAPTER 5: BEHAVIORAL SPANS • Quick to react? (springbok, fly, sloth) • Sleep tight (sloth, cat, bird) • Hibernation • For a beaver to build a kingdom • For a bowerbird to build a bower • For a weaverbird to weave a nest • Alzheimers CHAPTER 6: DECOMPOSITION SPANS • Pumpkin • Human • Aging • Whale fall • Rock erosion Further reading Index Acknowledgments
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