This concise textbook combines Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time.

“A strikingly original . . . collection of essays, which places the work and broad intellectual interests of Lynne Margulis in a variety of contexts.” —St

The first volume to integrate life's biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.

Gaia, in which James Lovelock puts forward his inspirational and controversial idea that the Earth functions as a single organism, with life influencing planeta

Global Change and the Earth System describes what is known about the Earth system and the impact of changes caused by humans. It considers the consequences of t