The book “A (very) short history of life on Earth“, which will be released on June 17, tries to answer the great mysteries of the planet and humanity: where did we come from and where are we going?
Written by Henry Geeeditor of Nature magazine for 30 years, work ponders the end: not only can individual life end, but that of an entire species, a kingdom, a biome, and why not a planet?
The text also presents details of evolution and how the creatures of this planet faced countless chemical changes and voracious predators, forced to adapt to perhaps reach the ecosystem we know.
With magnifying glasses on each geological era, Gee argues that the fear of disappearing must be replaced by a sense of belonging and continuity.
If global warming is a reality that causes panic in some, the author shows that it is necessary to look at the past of constant transformation and resilience to understand what the possibilities and prospects for the future are.
The book “A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth” won the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize.
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