The next species : the future of evolution in the aftermath of man

Summary: 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 like after the next mass extinction.

Record details

ISBN: 9781451677515
ISBN: 1451677510
Physical Description: print
x, 322 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-311) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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 anad 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.