Reviews Ecosystems

Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet by Oliver Morton

HarperCollins, 2008, 460 p., $28.95

By Science News

An exploration of how photosynthesis makes life on Earth possible, with implications for climate change policy.

Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet by Oliver Morton

A version of this article appears in the December 20, 2008 issue of Science News.

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  2. A shoreline in southern Louisiana shows green marsh grass where it meets still water
    Environment

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    Paleontology

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  5. An Amami rabbit sitting on the ground.
    Animals

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    By Darren Incorvaia
  6. Three Halteria ciliates shown on a blue background
    Microbes

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  7. An underwater photo of a tiger shark with an orange camera on its side
    Ecosystems

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  8. Fishers pull in a large Atlantic bluefin tuna from choppy seas
    Oceans

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