{"product_id":"impossible-extinction-natural-catastrophes-and-the-supremacy-of-the-microbial-world-hardback-9780521817363","title":"Impossible Extinction; Natural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World (Hardback) 9780521817363","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImpossible Extinction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eNatural Catastrophes and the Supremacy of the Microbial World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating story of the survival of microbes in the coldest, deepest, hottest and highest places on Earth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles S. Cockell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521817363, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 March 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 28 b\/w illus.  11 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 1.6 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'I recommend reading this fascinating account of the status, importance and prevalence of the microbial world.' Journal of the British Astronomical Association\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEvery 225 million years the Earth, and all the life on it, completes one revolution around our Milky Way Galaxy. During this remarkable journey, life is influenced by calamitous changes. Comets and asteroids strike the surface of the Earth, stars explode near by, enormous volcanoes erupt, and more recently, humans litter the planet with waste. Many animals and plants become extinct during the voyage, but humble microbes, simple creatures made of a single cell, survive this journey. This book takes a tour of the microbial world, from the coldest and deepest places on Earth to the hottest and highest, and witnesses some of the most catastrophic events that life can face. Impossible Extinction tells this remarkable story for the general reader explaining how microbes have survived on Earth for over three billion years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The galactic roulette\u003cbr\u003e 2. Primordial leftovers\u003cbr\u003e 3. The microbial menagerie\u003cbr\u003e 4. The record of catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e 5. The sky falls in\u003cbr\u003e 6. Supernova fry up\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fire from below\u003cbr\u003e 8. Intelligent stupidity\u003cbr\u003e 9. The world is not enough?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Popular science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Popular science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Popular%20science%20%5BPDZ%5D%22\"\u003ePDZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002170462488,"sku":"9780521817363","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521817363i_118da482-2be5-4b3f-a34a-ab6b65c3e070.jpg?v=1691368341","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/impossible-extinction-natural-catastrophes-and-the-supremacy-of-the-microbial-world-hardback-9780521817363","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}