My 3 Greatest Revelations
The author on writing her book, Our Moon, about the power of our satellite to guide evolution and human curiosity. The post My 3 Greatest Revelations appeared first on Nautilus.
1 The Moon Affects Life In Profound Ways
The moon is responsible for giant leaps we have made as a species. And, it turns out, for many other species as well. Before writing , I knew that corals use moonlight to synchronize their mating. But what I did not know was how profoundly the moon affects other creatures’ biology, from wildebeest on the Serengeti to humans ourselves. I was surprised at the likelihood that the moon influenced the evolution of life, whether in the deep ocean along rifts in the planet’s crust or in “warm little pools” as Charles Darwin imagined. The moon may have, with its
