Nature de science-fiction, by Gregory Roeder

How living organisms push the boundaries of reality. A story bordering on the real about the extraordinary abilities of living organisms to constantly invent the craziest strategies to survive and reproduce.

A parasitic wasp that uses a virus to bypass its hosts’ immune systems, plants that communicate with each other by emitting actual sounds, a photosynthetic slug that thinks it’s a leaf, and a shape-shifting liver fluke: nature is full of incredible stories that sound like science fiction but are actually true.

University professor and passionate researcher Gregory Roeder brings together 20 mind-blowing yet scientifically proven stories in which living beings use the most absurd strategies to feed themselves, live incognito among their neighbours, deceive their predators, ensure their reproduction, and even tell who is lying and who is not.

Through these stories, which resemble scenarios bordering on the realm of fantasy, the author conveys cutting-edge research in a light yet precise manner. One thing is certain: after reading this book, you will never look at your lawn, your grass or the park near your home in the same way again!

Softcover essay, 14 x 21 cm, 160 pages, 16€