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Product Description: Are there monsters in the sea? The Future of Life on Earth explains how many of the living things on Earth are still to be found and described. The book looks at the things that affect biodiversity and what our world might look like in years to come...read more

Product Description: These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue...read more

Are there monsters in the sea? The Future of Life on Earth explains how many of the living things on Earth are still to be found and described. The book looks at the things that affect biodiversity and what our world might look like in years to come. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.