Extinction: Evolution and the End of Man - Couverture rigide

Boulter, Michael Charles

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841156957 ISBN 13 : 9781841156958

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

How long have humans left on Earth? Using contemporary science that revolutionises our understanding of evolution, Michael Boulter explains how we may be closer to our own extinction than imagined. Millions of years ago the dinosaurs were destroyed in a mass extinction event that could not have been predicted. Out of the devastation, new life developed and the world regained its natural equilibrium. Until now. Scientists, employing radically perspectives on the science of life, are beginning to uncover signs of a similar event on the horizon. The end of man. Through the story of the last 65 million years, Michael Boulter reveals extraordinary insights that scientists are only now beginning to understand about the past, the rise and fall of species and the nature of life. "Extinction" is an introduction into developments in the science of life as well as a chilling account of the effects that humans have had on the planet. The world will adapt and survive - humanity will not.

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À propos de l?auteur

Michael Boutler is the Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of East London. He is the head of a team analysing Fossil Record 2 the largest database of information on extinct animals and plants. He has written numerous articles on how we understand evolutionary change. For twenty years he has been Secretary and Editor for the International Organisation of Palaeobiology. He lives with his family in North London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841156957
• ISBN 13: 9781841156958
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible