Incoming!: Or, Why We Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Meteorite

Description

Astonishing new research suggests that 470 million years ago, a stupendous collision in the Asteroid Belt - which bombarded the Earth with meteorites of all sizes - may have been responsible for the single greatest increase in biological diversity since the origin of complex life. Introducing these fresh discoveries to a wider public for the first time, Ted Nield challenges the orthodox view that meteorite strikes are always bad news for life on Earth. Introducing a wealth of fascinating characters alongside extraordinary new research, Ted Nield has written the perfect introduction to the science and history of 'the falling sky'.

Ted Nield holds a doctorate in geology and works for the Geological Society of London as Editor of the monthly magazine Geoscientist. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society and a member of the Meteoritical Society. His first book, Supercontinent, was published in 2007. He lives in London.