Títulos en Ciencias de la Tierra

 Oxygen takes the listener on an enthralling journey, as gripping as a thriller, as it unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. 

Paleoanthropologist Silvana Condemi and science journalist François Savatier tell the Denisovans’ story in The Secret World of Denisovans. Leading us through the excavation of Denisova cave, the sequencing of the Denisovan genome, and recent research on Denisovan fossils, Condemi and Savatier uncover how the Denisovans migrated to Asia, who they interacted with along the way, and why traces of Denisovan DNA can be found in modern-day humans.

Frenchman Lionel Terray is one of mountaineering history's greatest alpinists, and his autobiography, Conquistadors of the Useless, stands among the "100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time", according to National Geographic Adventure magazine. Following World War II, when France desperately needed successes to heal its wounds, Terray emerged as a national hero, conquering summits atop the planet's highest mountains.

They say that one is subjected to a sobering sample of what can only be described as an existential crisis when traversing the golden and seemingly infinite terrain of the Sahara Desert. If one climbed any of the countless sand dunes and twirled around in a place, particularly under the starlit sky, they would scarcely be able to tell east from west without a compass, for there would be nothing but dizzying carpets of indistinguishable sand hills unfurling into the distant horizon.

The study of human evolution is advancing rapidly. Newly discovered fossil evidence is adding ever more pieces to the puzzle of our past, while revolutionary technological advances in the study of ancient DNA are completely reshaping theories of early human populations and migrations. In this Very Short Introduction, Bernard Wood traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the 18th century to the very latest fossil finds.

You've heard of Pangea, the single landmass that broke apart some 175 million years ago to give us our current continents, but what about its predecessors, Rodinia or Columbia? These "supercontinents" from Earth's past provide evidence that land repeatedly joins and separates. While scientists debate what that next supercontinent will look like—and what to name it—they all agree: one is coming.

Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging from genetic, morphological, and behavioral variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's surface. From the ancient hunters and gatherers to the earliest naturalists, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and scientists today, the search for patterns in life has provided insights that proved invaluable for understanding the natural world. 

Viaja en el tiempo para resolver el misterio de la paleontología y transformar fósiles mudos en titanes prehistóricos. Ideal para mentes inquietas que buscan un aprendizaje evocador durante su trayecto diario, esta obra revive un mundo extinguido combinando aventura intelectual y rigor...

Explore como montanhas, oceanos e climas ditaram o rumo da civilização humana nesta jornada de história e geografia. Transforme seu trajeto diário em uma expedição intelectual fascinante pelo tempo e espaço. Acompanhe a genialidade de antigas sociedades ao desafiar as grandes barreiras...

Resuelve el enigma evolutivo del mayor depredador marino y su victoria frente a la extinción de los dinosaurios. Ideal para transformar tu trayecto diario en un viaje inmersivo por el tiempo profundo, esta fascinante narración revela los secretos paleontológicos de nuestros océanos...

Comprende la fascinante evolución biológica que transformó a gigantescos dinosaurios terrestres en los dueños del cielo. Ideal para tu próximo paseo por la naturaleza o tu trayecto diario, este revelador viaje sonoro convierte cada aleteo que observas en una ventana directa a la prehistoria...

In the early twentieth century, paleoanthropologists interpreted the differences between specimens of an expanding human fossil record as reflecting taxonomic and evolutionary diversity. Why, then, in the 1940s, did geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky reconfigure human evolution into one...

There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex. In this Very Short...

Find deep sleep tonight with soothing adult bedtime stories of ocean exploration crafted to quiet your restless mind. As you settle into your nightly routine, leave the stress of the day behind and embark on a tranquil descent into the darkest, most peaceful corners of the marine world. This...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Drift off to the soothing rhythm of the world's strangest borders, buried lakes, and impossible landscapes. This calming collection of obscure geography trivia is designed to quiet a racing mind and gently guide you into deep, restful sleep. From the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The largest living space on Earth is a place almost no one has ever seen. Below the reach of sunlight lies a world of permanent darkness, near-freezing cold and pressure that can crush a submarine in a fraction of a second. It covers most of the planet...

Witness the dramatic natural history of catastrophic eruptions that forged our planet and tested human survival. Perfect for an awe-inspiring commute, this immersive journey transports you deep into Earth's fiery mantle. Experience the suspense of ancient civilizations facing apocalyptic climate...

Virginia Mendoza's first memories are of drought. She grew up in La Mancha, Spain, the driest region in Europe. Her parents, grandparents, and almost every word, tool, and tradition of her homeland conveyed one conviction: without water, there is no life; without water, there is no civilization...

How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth.

A preeminent geneticist hunts the Neanderthal genome to answer the biggest question of them all: what does it mean to be human? What can we learn from the genes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pbo’s mission to answer that question, beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2009.