The Emerald Planet by David Beerling Summary
Overview of The Emerald Planet
Discover how plants secretly engineered Earth's history in "The Emerald Planet." When dinosaurs roamed, Antarctica had forests. Did you know higher oxygen once created giant insects? Beerling's landmark science classic reveals the green architects behind our planet's most dramatic transformations.
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The Green Revolution That Built Our World
What if the most powerful force shaping Earth wasn't volcanoes, earthquakes, or asteroid impacts, but something far quieter? For hundreds of millions of years, plants have been silently orchestrating planetary transformation on a scale that dwarfs human civilization. They've regulated our atmosphere, sculpted landscapes, and determined which creatures could grow to monstrous sizes. Without them, Earth would be a hellscape-atmospheric carbon dioxide fifteen times higher, temperatures soaring 10C above current levels, and oxygen so thin you'd gasp as if stranded on a mountaintop. Yet we've largely overlooked this emerald empire, treating plants as beautiful but passive bystanders. The truth is far more dramatic: plants are geological architects whose slow but relentless work has fundamentally reshaped our planet. They've transformed barren rock into living landscapes, crashed atmospheric CO2 levels, spiked oxygen concentrations, and steered animal evolution in directions we're only beginning to understand.
The Forty-Million-Year Wait and the Age of Giants
Catastrophes Written in Mutated Spores and Volcanic Fire
When Forests Conquered the Poles
The Eocene Hothouse and the Warning We're Ignoring
Engineering Their Own Climate and Driving Evolution
The Silent Architects of Tomorrow
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Cree par des anciens de Columbia University a San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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