As a consequence of space exploration and the realization that life on other planets might be very different from what we are used to, scientists in recent decades have improbably discovered bizarre life forms here at home in places previously deemed uninhabitable.This book provides a bestiary of weird creatures, both real and imagined, and describes the science behind their existence.
Weird LifeThe Search for Life That Is Very, Very Different from Our Own
by David M. Toomey
W. W. Norton & Company, 2013
Out There: Scouting the Frontiers of Science
Out There: Extreme Sucking Up
Artwork: O'opu Nopili
Science and Technology Books
The Nature Pages
