The Ends of the World
Five times our world has stood on the brink of Armageddon. It's been scorched, frozen, poison-gassed, smothered and pelted by asteroids. We are very lucky to be alive…
Over the past decade has come a revolution in our understanding of global apocalypses. Armed with new technology, scientists have dived into deep time to examine our planet's near-death experiences. The bad news is that they look eerily like our future. Take a wild ride through the crime scenes, from South Africa to the New York Palisades. Meet the obsessive, off-kilter personalities using cutting-edge forensic tools to piece together the weird and wonderful clues hiding in the fossil record – dragonflies the size of seagulls and fishes with guillotines for mouths. A rip-roaring chronicle and a cautionary tale, The Ends of the World reveals how these five near extinctions gave rise to our modern world – we've never seen so clearly what Armageddon looks like.
| Pm Supplier | Macmillan Publishers International Ltd |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 1786070073 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9781786070074 |
| Pm Publication Date | 2017-09-07 |
| Pm Width | 146 |
| Pm Author | Brannen,Peter |
| Pm Height | 225 |
| Pm Longness | 0 |
- Author: Brannen,Peter
- Page Count: 330
