Author: Jan Zalasiewicz

A BOOK OF THE YEARGUARDIAN, THE ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, BLOOMBERGAnil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our ...

Earths history is embedded in its rocks, from dinosaur-trodden landscapes to new plastic-and-rock combinations. How to Read a Rock unearths stories...

Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoun...

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not on...

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not on...

This is the story of a single pebble. It is just a normal pebble, as you might pick up on holiday - on a beach in Wales, say. Its history, though, ...