Misc: Which biologist has written the books The Selfish Gene and Climbing Mount Improbable?

Questions

Who was the last earl of wessex before it was conferred on Prince Edward in 1999?

What is the name given to a victory whose cost is so great as to negate its value?

Alabama?

One of the "Seven Natural Wonders of the World"?

Arkansas became a state on June 15 _______?