Earth Sciences

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...

Whether as a textbook for the petroleum engineering student or a reference for the veteran engineer working in the field, this new volume is a valu...

Chalk has proved to be one of the more difficult rocks to core-log as it breaks up readily during the drilling process leading to core-loss and des...

Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives...

Packed with surprising and fascinating information, London's Lost Rivers uncovers a very different side to London - showing how waterways shaped ou...

Trace metals play key roles in life - all are toxic above a threshold bioavailability, yet many are essential to metabolism at lower doses. It is i...

The second edition of Principles of Seismology has been extensively revised and updated to present a modern approach to observation seismology and ...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. The...

This extensive reference writes a modern history of forestry in Japan, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, and other Asian countries, reflecting indust...

A Geological Miscellany is an entertainment: a book of anecdotes, epigrams, documents, and cartoons, all illustrating (although not all intentional...

For much of history, soil has played a major, and often central, role in the lives of humans. Entire societies have risen, and collapsed, through t...