Explanatorium of Nature

1: The Basics of Life
1: How life works


2: How reproduction works
3: How cells work
4: How DNA works
5: How evolution works
6: How classification works


2: Microorganisms and Fungi


1: How microorganisms work
2: Types of single-celled life
3: How germs work
4: How algae work
5: Marine algae
6: How mushrooms work
7: Types of mushrooms
8: How mould works
9: How lichen works


3: Plants


1: How plants work
2: How flowering plants grow
3: How seeds grow
4: How roots and stems work
5: How trees work
6: How leaves work
7: How flowers work
8: Types of flowers
9: How fruits grow
10: How seeds travel
11: Deciduous forests
12: How plant defences work
13: How carnivorous plants work
14: How desert plants survive
15: How aquatic plants work


4: Invertebrates


1: How invertebrates work
2: How snails work
3: How bivalves work
4: Types of shells
5: How octopuses work
6: How sea anemones work
7: How corals work
8: Coral community
9: How jellyfish work
10: How starfish work
11: How worms work
12: How sea worms work
13: How insects work
14: Types of insects
15: How exoskeletons work
16: How metamorphosis works
17: How insects see
18: How antennae work
19: How insects hear
20: How wings work
21: How a mantis hunts
22: How parasites work
23: How chemical defences work
24: How stingers work
25: How camouflage works
26: How mimicry works
27: How bees work
28: How ants work
29: Fireflflies
30: How spiders work
31: How spider silk works
32: How scorpions hunt
33: How millipedes work
34: How crabs work


5: Fish


1: How fish work
2: How fish swim
3: How fish senses work
4: How fish reproduce
5: How fish care for their young
6: Salmon migration
7: How sharks work
8: How fish defences work
9: How camouflage works
10: Fish school
11: How symbiosis works
12: How deep-sea fish work


6: Amphibians


1: How amphibians work
2: How tadpoles grow
3: Frogspawn
4: How frogs move
5: How frogs communicate
6: How defence works
7: How salamanders work
8: How axolotls work


7: Reptiles


1: How reptiles work
2: How scales work
3: How snake senses work
4: How reptile eggs work
5: Marine iguanas
6: How crocodiles hunt
7: How chameleons hunt
8: How chameleons change colour
9: How geckos climb
10: How tuataras work
11: How snakes move
12: How snakes kill
13: How snakes eat
14: How tortoises work


8: Birds


1: How birds work
2: How bird skeletons work
3: Types of beaks
4: How birds fly
5: How wings work
6: How feathers work
7: How hummingbirds hover
8: Life on the move
9: How birds migrate
10: How courtship works
11: How nests work
12: How eggs develop
13: How birds grow
14: How cuckoos work
15: How owls sense prey
16: How eagles hunt
17: Types of bird feet
18: How ducks swim
19: How birds dive
20: How penguins move
21: Surviving the storm
22: How ostriches work


9: Mammals


1: How mammals work
2: How hair works
3: How mammal senses work
4: How mammals are born
5: How mammals feed their young
6: How mammals care for their young
7: How mammals grow up
8: How hierarchy works
9: How pack hunting works
10: Ocean giants
11: How conflict works
12: How defence works
13: How carnivores work
14: How insect eaters work
15: How herbivores work
16: How rodents work
17: How beavers live
18: Types of mammal limbs
19: How bats work
20: Ceiling sleepers
21: How mammals glide
22: How gibbons swing
23: How mammals burrow
24: How elephants work
25: Land giants
26: How whales work


10: Habitats


1: How biomes work
2: How tropical rainforests work
3: How temperate forests work
4: How boreal forest works
5: How tropical grasslands work
6: How temperate grasslands work
7: How wetlands work
8: How mountains work
9: How deserts work
10: How tundras work
11: How polar regions work
12: How rivers and lakes work
13: How oceans work


11: Glossary
12: Index
13: Acknowledgments