Extinction

The Tusks of Extinction Nayler Ray

When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again. Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behavior, was brutally murdered trying to defend ...

The Extinction of Irena Rey

Extinction and Radiation

In the geological blink of an eye, mammals moved from an obscure group of vertebrates into a class of planetary dominance. Why? J. David Archibald's provocative study identifies the fall of dinosaurs as the factor that allowed mammals to evolve into the dominant tetrapod form. Archibald refutes the ...

Poems from the Edge of Extinction

One language is falling silent every two weeks. Half of the 7,000 languages spoken in the world today will be lost by the end of this century. With the loss of these languages, we also lose the unique poetic traditions of their speakers and writers. Poems from the Edge of Extinction gathers together...

This Is Not A Drill (Extinction Rebellion)(Brožovaná)

Extinction Rebellion are inspiring a whole generation to take action on climate breakdown. Now you can become part of the movement - and together, we can make history. It's time. This is our last chance to do anything about the global climate and ec

La 6e extinction

Depuis l'apparition de la vie sur Terre, il y a eu cinq extinctions massives d'espèces. À présent, des scientifiques estiment que notre planète est en train de vivre la sixième, et cette fois, c'est l'homme qui en serait la cause.Pour prendre toute la mesure de ce moment critique, Elizabeth Kolbert ...

Eating to Extinction (Dan Saladino)(Brožovaná)

A captivating and unexpected journey through the history of humankind's relationship with food, with an urgent message for our times. We live in an age of mass extinction. The earth's biodiversity is decreasing at a faster rate than ever.Industrial agriculture and the standardization of taste are no...

The Sixth Extinction - Elizabeth Kolbert

Autor : Elizabeth Kolbert, Popis : Elizabeth Kolbert combines brilliant field reporting, the history of ideas and the work of geologists, botanists and marine biologists to tell the gripping stories of a dozen species - some already gone, others at the point of vanishing. The sixth extinction is lik...

Extinction: A Very Short Introduction (Paul B (Professor of Palaeoenvironments University of Leeds) Wignall)(Brožovaná)

Extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, and nearly all the species that have ever existed have now disappeared. In this Very Short Introduction, Paul B. Wignall looks at the causes and nature of extinction events, what makes a species vulnerable, and the debates in modern science of ...

Biological Extinction (Partha Dasgupta)(Brožovaná)

A must read for anyone who wants to understand why species are becoming extinct, why biodiversity matters for our wellbeing, and how we can protect the natural world on which we all depend. Leading thinkers provide new perspectives on this urgent issue, offering significant insights and novel soluti...