Within the Narrow Band

Earth is often described as a Goldilocks planet-positioned at just the right distance from the Sun, with the right atmosphere, the right amount of water, and conditions perfectly suited for life.

But Earth's history tells a far more complicated story.

Within the Narrow Band: How Earth Stayed Habitable explores why life endured on a planet repeatedly transformed by ice ages, atmospheric upheaval, asteroid impacts, mass extinctions, shifting continents, and dramatic climate change. Earth did no...