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The next species : the future of evolution in the aftermath of man / Michael Tennesen.

by Tennesen, Michael, author.

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New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Evolution (Biology)

Mass extinctions.

Nature -- Effect of human beings on.

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1503/2014037267-d.html

Electronic Resource

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1503/2014037267-b.html

9781451677515 (hbk.) :

1451677510 (hbk.)

x, 322 pages ; 24 cm

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

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 and 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.

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.

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