{"product_id":"the-next-species-the-future-of-evolution-in-the-aftermath-of-man-9781451677522","title":"The Next Species: The Future of Evolution in the Aftermath of Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Simultaneously sobering and exhilarating, Michael Tennesen's wide-ranging survey of disasters highlights both life's fragility and its metamorphosing persistence\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) and describes what life on earth could look like after the next mass extinction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA growing number of scientists agree we are headed toward a mass extinction, perhaps in as little as 300 years. Already there have been five mass extinctions in the last 600 million years, including the Cretaceous Extinction, during which an asteroid knocked out the dinosaurs. Though these events were initially destructive, they were also prime movers of evolutionary change in nature. And we can see some of the warning signs of another extinction event coming, as our oceans lose both fish and oxygen, and our lands lose both predators and prey. In \u003ci\u003eThe Next Species\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Tennesen questions what life might be like after it happens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn thoughtful, provocative ways, Tennesen discusses the future of nature and whether humans will make it through the bottleneck of extinction. Could life suddenly get very big as it did before the arrival of humans? Could the conquest of Mars lead to another form of human? Could we upload our minds into a computer and live in a virtual reality? How would we recognize the next humans? Are they with us now? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTennesen delves into the history of the planet and travels to rainforests, canyons, craters, and caves all over the world to explore the potential winners and losers of the next era of evolution. His predictions, based on reports and interviews with top scientists, have vital implications for life on earth today. \u003ci\u003eThe Next Species\u003c\/i\u003e is \"an engrossing history of life, the dismal changes wrought by man, and a forecast of life after the sixth mass extinction\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Tennesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451677522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTennesen, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Michael Tennesen is a science writer who has written more than 300 stories in such journals as \u003ci\u003eDiscover, Scientific American, New Scientist, National Wildlife, Audubon, Science, Smithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. He was a Media Fellow at the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, and a Writer in Residence at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York. He lives in the California desert near Joshua Tree National Park with Maggie, his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44939207278707,"sku":"9781451677522","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f9108c44-9587-4d08-8b51-35f7dd93df08.jpg?v=1778251244","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-next-species-the-future-of-evolution-in-the-aftermath-of-man-9781451677522","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}