Geoscience is an umbrella term that describes the work done across multiple scientific fields on the current state and History of our planet, the Earth.
On Five Books, we’ve explored the history and evolution of our home planet, the mysteries of life below its surface, as well as the secrets that lie beneath volcanoes, with Simon Winchester and David Pyle.
As recommended by several of our interviewees, why not start with a fictional account of what’s going on deep within our planet, with Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth?
The best books on Life Below the Surface of the Earth, recommended by Tullis Onstott
The ‘subterranaut’ describes how the discovery of ancient bacteria miles beneath the Earth’s surface opens the possibility of finding life on Mars. He picks five books that show how our knowledge of life deep in this planet could lead us to discover it elsewhere.
The best books on Earth History, recommended by Adam Maloof
Just as no one can study political science without a basic understanding of human history, or study a modern animal without a basic understanding of evolution, so no one can understand climate change without understanding the Earth’s history, argues the Princeton geology professor.
