Spirals in Time shows why nature matters and reveals the hidden wonders that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
But rather than dwelling on all that is lost, Scales emphasizes that seashells offer an accessible way to reconnect people with nature, helping to bridge the gap between ourselves and the living world. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at 4.47. After surviving multiple mass extinctions millions of years ago, mollusks and their shells still face an onslaught of anthropocentric challenges, including climate change and corrosive oceans. Buy Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells by Helen Scales online at Alibris. The science and natural history of shells are woven into a compelling narrative, revealing their cultural importance and the ways they have been used by humans over the millennia. Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. Their shells provide homes for other animals, and across the ages, people have used shells not only as trinkets but also as a form of money, and as powerful symbols of sex and death, prestige and war. Read 122 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Members of the phylum Mollusca are among the most ancient animals on the planet. In Spirals in Time, marine biologist Helen Scales shows how seashells have been sculpted by the fundamental rules of mathematics and evolution how they gave us color, gems, food, and new medicines. Seashells, stretching from the deep past into the present day, are touchstones leading into fascinating realms of the natural world and cutting-edge science. A biological and cultural biography of the ubiquitous yet mystical seashell.
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