The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

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A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes

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Anonymous
Jul 18, 2023
10/10 stars
Barack and I give a thumbs up
oh_let3
May 16, 2023
10/10 stars
We're fucked.
E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
While I'm pretty clear on the ongoing sixth extinction and am totally horrified by it, one thing that irked me the whole time was wondering what the other five extinctions were. Though she covered some of the others in the book as well, since nothing was in chronological order, I felt a little confused at the end. So here they are:

1. Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. About 75% of all species became extinct. In the seas all the ammonites, ple...read more

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