Becoming Earth : how our planet came to life Cover Image

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Becoming Earth : how our planet came to life / Ferris Jabr.

Jabr, Ferris, 1987- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780593133972
ISBN: 0593133978
Physical Description: xxiii, 269 pages, 16 unnumberd pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Rock. Intraterrestrials: how subsurface microbes alter the planet's crust ; The mammoth steppe and the elephant's footprint: how animals shape Earth's landmasses ; A garden in the void: how to bring the planet's soils back to life -- Water. Sea cells: how plankton define the modern oceans ; These great aquatic forests: how marine vegetation makes the planet more habitable ; Plastic planet: how best to manage the plastic waste warping the ocean ecosystem -- Air. A bubble of breath: how microbes influence weather and helped create a breathable atmosphere ; The roots of fire: how the coevolution of fire and life transformed the planet ; Winds of change: how to cut greenhouse gas emissions and preserve a livable world.