地球毀滅記: 五次生物大滅絕,誰是真凶?

地球毀滅記: 五次生物大滅絕,誰是真凶?
ISBN-10
9864795503
ISBN-13
9789864795505
Category
Nature / Ecology
Pages
352
Language
Chinese
Published
2018-09-28
Publisher
遠見天下文化出版股份有限公司
Author
彼得.博恩藍

Description

《地球毀滅記》是場迷人的時空探險。
在回顧地球的五次慘烈的瀕死經驗的同時,
也給面臨第六次大滅絕的我們最深沉的警醒。

.「帕利賽德」是誰?為何是三疊紀的末日死神,卻又可能是第六次大滅絕的救世主?
.盤古大陸為什麼會毀了地球的溫控機制?
.「扔了吧石」是什麼地質學上的好東西?
.「伽瑪射線爆終結了奧陶紀」,這說法為何被學界恥笑?
.恐龍的骨頭,是如何飛到月球上的?

. 關鍵疑點——碳循環劇變

盤點五億年來的五次大滅絕原因,除了因為高溫(火山)、急凍(冰河期),也脫不了「碳循環劇變」這個關鍵。這樣的巧合,又給面臨氣候變遷挑戰的我們什麼樣的警醒?

. 古生物搜奇

遠古時期的動物,長得相當有創意。有五隻眼睛,在應該長嘴巴的地方,卻長著手臂的怪誕蟲;還有「生不如死」的腕足動物;以及跟人類一樣,有自我毀滅傾向的陰莖蟲,兩者都不顧後果的盡情破壞自己的家園……

. 與怪咖科學家共遊

本書除了是怪奇生物大觀園,也是怪咖科學家大觀園。當所有人都相信隕石滅絕恐龍,偏偏有科學家唱反調說火山才是凶手。他的論點真的是空穴來風嗎?也有未來學家不擔心氣候變遷的威脅,因為他更相信毀滅世界會是人工智慧。

. 「隕石說」如何殺出重圍? 

如今看來理所當然的「隕石滅絕恐龍」。在數十年前,可是從一堆很有「創意」的臆測中脫穎而出。這些說法包括:恐龍是笨死的,染上外星愛滋病,以及飲食不均衡導致便秘……

在「隕石說」提出後,該怎麼在茫茫全世界,尋找終極證據──隕石坑?這任務也難倒了全世界的科學家。即便在隕石說打敗了其他競爭者,成為主流說法的今日,它仍然面對強有力的反對者──德干玄武岩。本書也生動的呈現不同理論之間的攻防戰,以及不同立場學者間的大亂鬥。

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