Sixth Extinction (10th Anniversary Edition): An Unnatural History

Title: Sixth Extinction (10th Anniversary Edition): An Unnatural History Author: Elizabeth Kolbert ISBN: 9781250887313 Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Published: 2024 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Nature & Ecology 1607554 Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST The 10th-anniversary edition of the instant classic, The Sixth Extinction, now with a new epilogue. Kolbert blends intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes. Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitori