Quotes by Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

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Though it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it's not clear that he e — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Ocean Acidification is sometimes referred to as Global Warming's Equally Evil Twin. The irony is intentional and fair en — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
In what seems like a fantastic coincidence, but is probably no coincidence at all, the history of these events is recove — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Amphibians—the word comes from the Greek meaning ‘double life. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
According to Lamarck, there was a force—the ‘power of life’—that pushed organisms to become increasingly complex. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
His interest, after all, was not in the origin of species but in their demise. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Somewhere in our DNA must lie the key mutation (or, more probably, mutations) that set us apart—the mutations that make — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
The 'incredible frog hotel'—really a local bed and breakfast—...the frogs stay (in their tanks) in a block of rented roo — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Trees are obviously a lot less mobile than, say, trogons—tropical birds common in Manú—or even ticks. But in a cloud for — Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History