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The latest book releases for curious minds

Hop aboard as Daisy Dobrijevic sets sail to discover the world’s most unusual beasts.

Of all the strange and wonderful animals that live in the deep sea, perhaps the most tantalising are the ones that are occasionally glimpsed by deep-submerged cameras, then swim off into the darkness

The elevator pitch made this trip sound very glamorous, but it’s nearing 43ºC and I’ve been stooping around in the desert for over an hour, eyes fixed on the arid earth. We’re in the Turkana Basin in

Squinting, it looks like a piece of popcorn. It’s hard to imagine this tiny orb could be a lifeline for coral reefs around the world. “That will have maybe eight or 12 eggs,” says Dr Jamie Craggs as I

IT began as an unremarkable day. Leaves falling into mud on the riverbank, the sun shy behind ink splodged clouds. Jays screeching in the oakwood. I stopped. Mammal tracks drew my eyes. I knelt. These