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The Emerald Planet
By David Beerling
This episode reveals how plant life, often overlooked, has been the primary architect of Earth's atmosphere, climate, and the very conditions for complex life.
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What it is about
Plant Evolution, Earth Systems, Climate History
Who it is for
If you've ever wondered about the fundamental forces that shaped our planet, this will shift your perspective on the quiet, persistent power of life itself, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
David Beerling, a distinguished paleobotanist, draws on deep geological time and cutting-edge science to reveal how plant life has fundamentally engineered Earth's atmosphere and climate for billions of years.
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