From the author of
Optics
and
Shifting Shores
comes a detailed and mesmerizing look into the mystery of mass extinctions.
Vanishing Life
takes readers into the fascinating phenomenon of mass extinction as Jeff Hecht bust myths with shocking facts in this spellbinding book.
In clear and lucid style, Hecht explores the geological evidence of extinction and its interpretation, the evolution of species, fossilization, and the theories by which science attempts to explain various “dyings.”