The next species the future of evolution in the aftermath of man
Delving into the history of the planet and based on reports and interviews with scientists, a science writer--traveling to rain forests, canyons, craters, and caves all over the world to explore the potential winners and losers of the next era of evolution--describes what life on earth could look li...
| Main Author: | Tennesen, Michael (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster,
2015.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The geologic time scale
- We have no idea what we're in for
- Visit to the past. A mass extinction : the crime scene ; Original synergy ; The ground below the theories ; Evolving our way toward another species
- Warning : danger ahead. Warning sign I : the soil ; Warning sign II : our bodies ; Warning sign III : squid and sperm whales
- No-man's-land. The end ; The long renewal ; Troubled seas : the future of the oceans ; Predators will scramble
- Now what? The decline and return of megafauna ; Invaders to Mars? ; Is human evolution dead? ; Beyond homo sapiens.