Nature's Greatest Scientists

Uncover nature's greatest scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in this fascinating look at animals and plants and their amazing scientific adaptations. Join bestselling author Steve Mould to meet amazing engineers, such as the spiders who build immense webs from different kinds of silk; funky physicists, like the bats that can see with sound; and surprising chemists, such as the corpse flower that smells like smelly socks to attract insects to pollinate it! The science behind each genius adaptation is explained clearly in Steve Mould's trademark humorous style and you’ll be amazed by nature’s solutions to some of the world’s trickiest problems. Additional biomimicry pages even show where we’ve copied nature to improve our own science and engineering, such as the streamlined nose of bullet trains, modelled on the shape of a kingfisher’s beak. Wild Scientists is a brilliant introduction to some of nature's cleverest animals and plants. Perfect for children aged 7–9, it is filled with intriguing illustrations and spectacular photographs of the amazing, obscure, and downright bizarre. You'll never look at nature the same way again!