Edges of the Earth: Adventures at the Poles in Search of Understanding Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future

Neil Shubin — the author of the bestsellers “Your Inner Fish” and “The Universe Within.”
This book will take you to the Arctic and Antarctica—where clues to the earth’s greatest mysteries are hidden.
A great choice for those who love popular science, travel, and the wild.

Renowned paleontologist Neil Shubin made astonishing discoveries during expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica. Polar storms, brutal cold, working far from any trace of civilization—through all of this he had to push to further our understanding of how the world works.

“The Edge of the Earth” is a book that is both exciting and thoughtful: together with the author, we’ll find ourselves on the “dance floor of dinosaurs” that once lived in the tropics of today’s Greenland, search for meteorites preserved in ice, learn about creatures that produce their own “antifreeze,” and glimpse the life hidden in the depths of ancient subglacial lakes. We’ll remember the daring pioneers—who went into these harsh regions, risking everything and sometimes paying with their lives. And we’ll understand the key point: what happens at the poles concerns not only the poles—it is directly connected to our past, present, and future.