Fifty years have passed since the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970. This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of

Building Plant Earth presents a description of Earth as a planet, commencing with its physical and chemical evolution out of the primordial solar nebula. The co

Paleoclimatologist Curt Stager vividly describes how the decisions we make about the environment in the 21st century will affect the next 100,000 years of life

This perspective of this book views Earth's various layers as a whole system, and tries to understand how to achieve harmony and sustainable development between

The amazing wonders that exist on planet Earth are never-ending. From the scorching core of the earth to the North and South Poles, readers of this volume get t