📗 Libro en inglés SUPER NATURAL

From scorching deserts to frozen seabeds from the highest peaks of the Himalaya to the hadal depths of the oceans there are habitats on this Earth that appear inimical to life yet in which it flourishes nevertheless During the midday heat of the Sahara silvery ants sprint from their nests to feed In North American forests wood frogs awaken each spring from solid blocks of ice At the site of the Chernobyl disaster fungi harness radiation to thrive Transporting readers to far flung environments we could never call home Super Natural paints an awe inspiring portrait of life s resilience and ingenuity under the harshest circumstances We meet creatures exquisitely adapted to endure unimaginable deprivations of water oxygen food sunlight Alex Riley shows how at nature s extremes the rules of life as we know them are rewritten and how here we can find hope for the future of life on Earth and beyond