« What secrets does the Earth’s interior hold?
What forces cause earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis? Have magnetic fields and deep-sea activity determined the evolution of life? Is there another Earth in the universe?
The Earth was formed more than 4.5 billion years ago, and we’ve been observing it intensely in its entirety for just a few decades. The deepest borehole has barely reached 12 km, while the center of the Earth lies more than 6,300 km beneath our feet. What do we know about the history of our planet and the nature of its entrails?
In ten chapters featuring the work of geoscientists, the authors take us on a journey from the faults in the Earth’s crust to the molten core, to capture what connects us to the planet we inhabit. »
