Books written by Andrew Y. Glikson
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The Archaean: Geological and Geochemical Windows into the Early Earth
1978; Dunlop and Buick 1981) (Fig. 11.6) gave rise to a major controversy regarding the biogenic origin of these structures. Noffke et al. (2013) Fig. 11.12 Microbial remains from the 3.24 Ga Sulphur Springs. 173 11.2 Archaean Life.
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Climate, Fire and Human Evolution: The Deep Time Dimensions of the Anthropocene
D. Rees (2001) draws a distinction between universes with physical constants which disallow life, those which allow life and those in which life can flourish. The latter accord with the theory of 'Biological Determinism' where, ...
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Evolution of the Atmosphere, Fire and the Anthropocene Climate Event Horizon
Berna F, Goldberg P, Horwitz LK, Brink J, Holt S, Bamford M, Chazang M (2012) Microstratigraphic evidence of in situ fire in the Acheulean strata of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape province. South Africa.
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The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution: With Special Reference to Large Precambrian and Australian impacts
... BJ (ed) The Cooper and Eromanga basins Australia, Proceedings of the Cooper and Eromanga basins conference, Adelaide. ... Aust Geol Surv Org J Aust Geol Geophys 16:453–486 Milton DJ, Barlow BC, Brown AR, Moss FJ, Manwaring EA, ...
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The Event Horizon: Homo Prometheus and the Climate Catastrophe
Technologically supreme, they manifest their dreams and nightmares in the real world through science, art, adventures and brutal wars, a paradox symbolized by a candle lighting the dark yet burning away to extinction, as discussed in this ...
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Evolution of the Atmosphere, Fire and the Anthropocene Climate Event Horizon
Unique among all creatures, further to the increase in its cranial volume from Australopithecus to Homo sapiens, the use of tools and cultural and scientific creativity, the genus Homo is distinguished by the mastery of fire, which since ...
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From Stars to Brains: Milestones in the Planetary Evolution of Life and Intelligence
This is followed by reviews and discussion of the building blocks of life, marine and terrestrial communities, the arthropods, birds and finally humans.
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The Fatal Species: From Warlike Primates to Planetary Mass Extinction
This book presents a history which is nearing its nadir, where a species of warlike primates is destroying the delicate web of life perceived by Charles Darwin in The Origin of Species, committing a war against nature and the fastest mass ...
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Asteroids Impacts, Crustal Evolution and Related Mineral Systems with Special Reference to Australia
This book presents a comprehensive overview of Australian impact structures and related mineralization, including a discussion of the significance of many of these structures for crustal evolution.
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Climate, Fire and Human Evolution: The Deep Time Dimensions of the Anthropocene
The book outlines principal milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere during the last 4 million years in relation with the evolution from primates to the genus Homo – which uniquely mastered the ignition and ...