Strata
Stories from Deep Time
$27.16
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
The stories of our 4.54-billion-year-old planet are written in strata—ages-old remnants of ancient seafloors, desert dunes, and riverbeds. These layers of rock help geologists unearth how our planet became the place we know and what it will become.
In Strata, Laura Poppick deciphers these primeval plotlines. Digging into four moments of transformation that shaped Earth and made our lives possible—from the first accumulations of oxygen in the atmosphere to the deep freeze of “…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324134244 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324134240 |
| Author: | Laura Poppick |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Critics Review
“Poppick’s lavish writing presents a gem on nearly every page…” – Science Magazine
”[A]n admirable effort to make stratigraphy not boring.” – James Dinneen - New Scientist
“An emotional, humane book that explores geology in a new way.” – Scientific American
“Poppick is an elegant writer and able guide through the layers of sediment and history that made human life possible, and in the profiles of scientists whose work helps us understand our planet’s past we can see the best in humanity.” – The Boston Globe
Laura Poppick
Laura Poppick is a science and environmental journalist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, Smithsonian, Scientific American, Wired, Audubon, National Geographic, and Science. She has been a finalist for the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award and the Maine Literary Awards Short Works Competition in Nonfiction. She lives in Portland, Maine.
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