A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
By: Rob Dunn
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand …
Want to Read $ 12.99"We were offered a deal by nature: if we gave up thousands of species of birds, plants, mammals, butterflies, and bees, in exchange we could have a handful of new kinds of mosquitoes and rats. It is a bad deal but one that so far we have accepted."-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"We were offered a deal by nature: if we gave up thousands of species of birds, plants, mammals, butterflies, and bees, in exchange we could have a handful of new kinds of mosquitoes and rats. It is a bad deal but one that so far we have accepted."-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"The diversity-stability law, states that ecosystems that include more species are more stable through time... The law of dependence states that all species depend on other species. And we, as humans, are probably dependent on more species than any other species ever to exist. Meanwhile, just because we depend on other species does not mean nature depends on us. Long after we go extinct, the rules of life will continue."-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"The diversity-stability law, states that ecosystems that include more species are more stable through time... The law of dependence states that all species depend on other species. And we, as humans, are probably dependent on more species than any other species ever to exist. Meanwhile, just because we depend on other species does not mean nature depends on us. Long after we go extinct, the rules of life will continue."-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
If you liked the science plot in A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species by Rob Dunn , here is a list of 28 books like this:
1. Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry
By: Christie Wilcox
4.11
Format: 256 pages, ebook
A thrilling tale of encounters with nature’s masters of biochemistry From the coasts of Indonesi… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Christie Wilcox's Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"There are species on this planet we've never seen. They live in lands and seas that no human has ever explored, and they are struggling to survive in a world unknown to us...We destroy their homes. A…"-Christie Wilcox, Venomous: How Earth's Deadliest Creatures Mastered Biochemistry
2. The Nuremberg Trials
By: Ann Tusa , John Tusa
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This well researched book exposes the many different facets of the Nuremberg Trial. Using a variety… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ann Tusa's The Nuremberg Trials book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- nonfiction
- history
3. The Sojourn
By: Andrew Krivak
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Sojournis the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted from a 19th-century mining town in Colora… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Andrew Krivak's The Sojourn book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
4. Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
By: Ben Goldfarb
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 and Editors' Choice • A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 • … read more
Want to Read $ 9.66Similar categories in Ben Goldfarb's Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- biology
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
5. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
Want to Read $ 17.99Similar categories in Steve Brusatte's The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
6. Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
By: Charan Ranganath
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, on… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Charan Ranganath's Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
By: Annie Proulx
3.65
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A lifelong acolyte of the natural world, Annie Proulx brings her witness and research to the subjec… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Annie Proulx's Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
8. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Kelly Weinersmith's A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
9. A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
By: Henry Gee
4.05
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with chu… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Henry Gee's A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"For if life on Earth was forged in fire, it was hardened in ice."-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
"Therefore, do not despair. The Earth abides, and life is living yet."-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
10. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
By: Andrew H. Knoll
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering… read more
Want to Read $ 14.49Similar categories in Andrew H. Knoll's A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- history
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
11. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
By: Ed Yong
4.47
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive th… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Ed Yong's An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
"It's ironic that we associate taste with connoisseurship, subtlety, and fine discrimination when it is among the coarsest of senses."-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"We are closer than ever to understanding what it is like to be another animal, but we have made it harder than ever for other animals to be."-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal can only tap into a small fraction of realities fullness. Each is enclos…"-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
"A striking pattern emerged on days with the most intense solar storms, grey whales were 4 times more likely to beach themselves. This correlation doesn't prove that whales have a compass but it stron…"-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
12. A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
By: Daniel Susskind
3.84
Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice From an Oxford economist, a visionary account of ho… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Daniel Susskind's A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"the future , they say ; holds both obsolescence and ever-greater relevance ; technology is a threat and an opportunity ; a rival and a partner , a foe and a friend"-Daniel Susskind, A World Without Work: Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
13. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Zoë Schlanger's The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
14. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
By: Jeff Goodell
4.32
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Jeff Goodell's The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
15. The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World
By: Oliver Milman
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects ar… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Oliver Milman's The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
16. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
Want to Read $ 17.60Similar categories in Eric H. Cline's After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
17. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
Want to Read $ 15.44Similar categories in Helen Czerski's The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
18. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
By: Sy Montgomery
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgome… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Sy Montgomery's Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers. book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- nature
- science
- biology
- nonfiction
- environment
- audiobook
"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
19. The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth
By: Ben Rawlence
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Elizabeth Kolbert and Barry Lopez, a powerful, poetic and deeply absorbing acco… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Ben Rawlence's The Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
20. The Hopkins Manuscript
By: R.C. Sherriff
4.10
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
For fans of the popular and award-winning Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, a prescient, rediscovered sp… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in R.C. Sherriff's The Hopkins Manuscript book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
21. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
By: Thor Hanson
4.06
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
*A New York Times Editor's Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Thor Hanson's Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
22. The Brilliant Abyss
By: Helen Scales
4.04
Format: 288 pages, ebook
A journey into the alien depths of the sea, and into our possible future, from a marine biologist k… read more
Want to Read $ 10.82Similar categories in Helen Scales's The Brilliant Abyss book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
"The oceans, it turns out, are full of bone-eating worms"-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss
"Not so very long ago, the deep was a tremendous void containing myths, legends and endless unknowns."-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss
"There are no compelling reasons for exploiting the deep, just industry and politics vying to push into that last frontier."-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss
"The deep has no stars at night to remind us it is there, and no moon shining down. And yet, this hidden place reaches into our daily lives and makes vital things happen without our knowing. The deep,…"-Helen Scales, The Brilliant Abyss
23. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas
By: Jennifer Raff
3.79
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Jennifer Raff's Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- audiobook
- history
- biology
- nonfiction
- science
24. The Mind of a Bee
By: Lars Chittka
4.11
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive min… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Lars Chittka's The Mind of a Bee book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
"American writer and biologist Frederick Kenyon (1867-1941) was the first to explore the inner workings of the bee brain. His 1896 study, in which he managed to dye and characterize numerous types of …"-Lars Chittka, The Mind of a Bee
25. Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond
By: Laura Mersini-Houghton
4.06
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." —The Washington Po… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Laura Mersini-Houghton's Before The Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
26. A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds
By: Anders Gyllenhaal
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A captivating drama from the frontlines of the race to save birds set against the devastating loss … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Anders Gyllenhaal's A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
27. The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life
By: Johan Eklöf
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Why We Sleep and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent and insightful loo… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Johan Eklöf's The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- biology
- nonfiction
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
"Moths have the animal world’s most exceptional sense of smell and can capture separate scent molecules with their antennae."-Johan Eklöf, The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life
"Moths have shown themselves to be at least as important pollinators as the diurnal bees and they even visit more kinds of flowers than bees do."-Johan Eklöf, The Darkness Manifesto: On Light Pollution, Night Ecology, and the Ancient Rhythms that Sustain Life
28. A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
By: Rob Dunn
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
"We were offered a deal by nature: if we gave up thousands of species of birds, plants, mammals, butterflies, and bees, in exchange we could have a handful of new kinds of mosquitoes and rats. It is a…"-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"The diversity-stability law, states that ecosystems that include more species are more stable through time... The law of dependence states that all species depend on other species. And we, as humans,…"-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"It is surprising that we as a species have been as successful as we have despite our ignorance of the biological world and our biased perspective on its dimensions. Einstein said that "the eternal my…"-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
"In my experience, people who study climate change are planning for this last scenario in their own daily lives. At work, they write about the RCP2.6 path and how to get on it. At home, in their free …"-Rob Dunn, A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
29. The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild
By: Enric Sala
4.43
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this inspiring manifesto, an internationally renowned ecologist makes a clear case for why prote… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Enric Sala's The Nature of Nature: Why We Need the Wild book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- ecology
- biology
- nonfiction
- climate change
- environment
- nature
- audiobook
30. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Yuval Noah Harari's Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- nonfiction
- history
- science
- audiobook
31. Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation
By: Tim Birkhead
3.85
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey throug… read more
Want to Read $ 19.25Similar categories in Tim Birkhead's Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation book and Rob Dunn's A Natural History of the Future: What the Laws of Biology Tell Us about the Destiny of the Human Species
- science
- history
- biology
- natural history
- nonfiction
- nature
- audiobook
