Richard Dawkins(@RichardDawkins):Natural selection is a blind watchmaker, yet the forms it produces can be astonishingly beautiful. Ernst Haeckel captured that beauty in his extraordinary illustrations. They accompany my forthcoming book, 42 Tales from Life: A Modern Bestiary. Published this November, it tells 42 stories of the ingenious, curious and bizarre products of evolution. Waterstones is offering 25% off pre-orders with code SUMMER26 until Friday, 24 July.

2026.07.21 07:32

Natural selection is a blind watchmaker, yet the forms it produces can be astonishingly beautiful. Ernst Haeckel captured that beauty in his extraordinary illustrations. They accompany my forthcoming book, 42 Tales from Life: A Modern Bestiary. Published this November, it tells 42 stories of the ingenious, curious and bizarre products of evolution. Waterstones is offering 25% off pre-orders with code SUMMER26 until Friday, 24 July.