Humans weren’t the first engineers, doctors and farmers – bacteria, plants and animals have lots to teach us
Life existed without human beings for more than 99.9% of Earth’s history. Yet we often ignore the achievements of species that preceded us by billions of years. I explore the concept of nonhuman civilisations in my new book, Biocivilisations, which retells the story of life acknowledging the contributions of other species. Bacteria, plants, fungi, insects, […]
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