Strata
Stories from Deep Time
12 January 2027
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Description
A lyrical journey through four moments in Earth’s past and their lessons for our future
The stories of our 4.54-billion-year-old planet are written in strata–ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes and riverbeds. These layers of rock help geologists unearth how our planet became the place we know and what it will become.
In Strata, Laura Poppick deciphers these primeval plotlines. Digging into four moments of transformation that shaped Earth and made our lives possible—from the first accumulations of oxygen in the atmosphere to the deep freeze of “Snowball Earth”, the rise of mud on land and the dinosaurs’ reign on a hothouse planet—we see how the arc of geologic time bends toward stability. Beautifully grounding and laced with awe, Strata unveils the wisdom and hope these rocks can hold.
Reviews
"Poppick’s lavish writing presents a gem on nearly every page..." — Science Magazine
"[A]n admirable effort to make stratigraphy not boring." — James Dinneen, New Scientist
"An emotional, humane book that explores geology in a new way." — Scientific American
"Poppick is an elegant writer and able guide through the layers of sediment and history that made human life possible, and in the profiles of scientists whose work helps us understand our planet’s past we can see the best in humanity." — The Boston Globe
Ebook
9781324021612
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