Why Are Orangutans Orange?: Science Questions in Pictures - with Fascinating Answers by Mick O'Hare

Have you ever wondered why orangutans are orange? Or what makes ice form in ‘vines’ on window panes? The answer to these and many other fascinating questions can be found in New Scientist’s latest book, Why Are Orangutans Orange?

Every week New Scientist magazine’s ‘Last Word’ column features tricky scientific questions posed by its readers and answered by others around the world. For the first time this new collection is illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs showing the beauty, complexity and mystery of the world around us, that will astonish, baffle and delight new and regular readers alike.

Why Are Orangutans Orange? follows on from Why Can’t Elephants Jump? and previous number one bestselling volumes: Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?, Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps?