Earth Sciences

Palaeomagnetism, plates, hot spots, trenches and ridges are the subject of this unusual book. Plate Tectonics is a book of exercises and background...

One of the greatest mysteries in reconstructing the history of life on Earth has been the apparent absence of fossils dating back more than 550 mil...

Since the 3rd edition of this publication, emphasis within the petroleum industry has shifted from exploration to appraisal and development of exis...

This book is for students who did not follow mathematics through to the end of their school careers, and graduates and professionals who are lookin...

Petroleum is not as easy to find as it used to be. In order to locate and develop reserves efficiently, it's vital that geologists and geophysicist...

Understanding of rivers and their sediments, both as modern systems and as ancient counterparts in the geological record, has progressed steadily b...

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent wor...

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent wor...

“A lively tale of dog domestication and migration.”—Nature“When, where, and how did the partnership between dogs and humans begin? Was it an accide...

Frigid, dark, and energy-deprived, the deep sea was long considered hostile to life. However, new sampling technologies and intense international r...

With marine ecosystems endangered by a warming climate and exploding human population growth, a critical transformation is taking place in the way ...

This book explores the state-of-the-art information regarding applied soil sciences. It covers the fundamentals, model concepts, principles, chemic...

Authoritative, accessible, and updated introduction to sedimentary rocks for undergraduate students Sedimentary Petrology provides readers with a c...

Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in an...

Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich moons at the outer reaches of the solar systemWhere is the best place to find life beyond Eart...

This edition reviews the results of Apollos 11, 12, 14, and 15. Included are approximately sixty new pages of text and forty new photographs and pi...