A bestselling selection of essays from Britain's leading science writer.

Australia is home to a diverse range of frogs. This reference volume covers the origins, environment, nomenclature, habits and biology of each, including supplementary text on fossil records. Other issues include the declining frog population, dietary studies and the effects of pesticides.

"Shermer is savage about the shortcomings of intelligent design <br>and eloquent about the spirituality of science . . . An invaluable primer."<br>--"Los Angeles Times Book Review""" Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and intelligent-design campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. In "Why Darwin Matters...(view full description)