Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond

By Sherry Seethaler

Published by FT Press

Published Date: Nov 22, 2010

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This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

Why do lizards do pushups? What if the Earth’s magnetic field reverses? How do stars die?  In her follow-up to Curious Folks Ask, Sherry Seethaler answers 188 new science questions from real people. Drawn from her San Diego Union-Tribune column, these Q&As reveal breakthroughs… demolish myths… present mysteries… rekindle your sense of wonder!

Table of Contents

Preface     xv

Chapter 1 Creepy crawlies     1

Chapter 2 Amazing animals     23

Chapter 3 Vitally vegetal     53

Chapter 4 Funky phenomena     75

Chapter 5 Environmental effects     97

Chapter 6 Home planet     129

Chapter 7 The heavens     155

Chapter 8 Far out     179

Index     205

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ISBN-10: 0-13-261436-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-261436-8

Format: On-line Supplement

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