This book — Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came To Life by Ferris Jabr — is published in the UK today. It tells an astonishing story of a world that is, as DH Lawrence once put it, “not a machine, but alive and kicking”. It also has a spectacular cover!

The garden is ✨glowing ✨today

I took all these photos in our garden in under 15 minutes. Each is a different species. And that’s just a sample of what’s out there When you grow a wide variety of plants—especially w/ distinct flower types—you attract a gloriously diverse congregation of insects/arthropods

Today is officially pub day for the UK hardback of Becoming Earth! And just look at this gorgeous prismatic jacket from Picador Books featuring the artwork of Rogan Brown 😍 panmacmillan.com/authors/ferris…

As coverage of HOW TO KILL AN ASTEROID ramps up, I want to share the generous blurbs other authors have offered. First up is the legendary Ferris Jabr [BECOMING EARTH] who calls the book a "heaping bowl of mind candy" and the author "a spirited, erudite and humorous guide."

Write your name in Earth! NASA satellite images find the typography hidden in our planet’s topography landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/apps/YourNameI…

Hvaldimir, the beluga who escaped the Russian navy & became a global celebrity—who was trapped between the worlds of humans & whales—has been found dead, floating in the water off the coast of southwestern Norway. The cause is unknown & details are scant shorturl.at/7MOpU

It was a pleasure to speak w Ferris Jabr about his wonderful book Becoming Earth for Intelligence Squared. As you'll hear, the book felt to me like a nonfiction companion to The Overstory by Richard Powers-- a book it turns out Ferris was influenced by. Listen! open.spotify.com/episode/7Iso5B…

For an upcoming story, I'm in search of a very specific source: an expert in the ecological impacts of nonnative lizards in North America. Any leads appreciated!

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