The Time Nature Keeps: A Visual Guide to the Cycles and Time Spans of the Natural World - Hardcover

by Helen Pilcher (Author)

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

Take a visual journey of discovery through the animal and plant kingdoms--and uncover the extraordinary rhythms of nature! Here are the answers to all kinds of curious questions, including:

• How long do eggs take to hatch?
• Do dogs really need more sleep than humans?
• What are the world's fastest- and slowest-growing plants?
• And many more!

These infographics shed light on the truly remarkable range of the natural world--how plants and animals grow and age, sleep and migrate, and reproduce and die. Spanning ideas both big and small--from evolution to animal behavior--The Time Nature Keeps is a visual trove of nature's clocks that brings the world's cadences to life before our eyes.

Author Biography

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.