Iwasexpectingabiologynarrative,likeTheWildTrees,thebiologybookIhad

readbefore.Thewritinginthisbookiscondensedininformation,makingitlookmore
likeareallylongresearcharticlethanabook.Thebookstartsoffwiththestoryofhow
earthwasborn,andwhathadhappenedthefirstbillionyearsearthwasevolving.Earth
laterhaswateronit,andonlybacteriainhabitearthsearlyoceans.Thosebacterialater
evolveintoinsects,thenfish,thenearlyamphibians,whichlaterevolveintothe
dinosaurs.Evolutionhappensonearthataveryslowrate,theevolutionofamphibians
isdiscussedaswellasmanytheoriesabouthowthathappened.Sometheories
suggestithappenedonaccident,theanimalwasbornwithamutationthathelpedit
survivebetterinthearea,andthosemutatedanimalswereallowedtobreedmakingthe
offspringhavethesamemutation.Anothertheorysuggeststhatinhardtimes,fish
developedawaytousetheirgillstobreatheinthemud,andthereforeadaptedtothat
wayofbreathing.Whilebiologyisdiscussed,environmentalawarenessisaswell.
Towardstheendofthebook,environmentalissueslikehowoilspills,humanwaste,
andotherharmfulmanmadethingsaffecttheoceansandtheecosystem.Dangersfrom
theoceanarealsoaddress,liketheaboutwhathappenedtotheTitanic,unlikeland,
waterismoredifficult,humanswerenotbredtoliveortravelthesea,butartificial
inventionsmadeusabletodoso.Despitetheadvancedtechnologywehavenow,we
haveneverexploredthedeepestoftheoceans,oneoftheonlyplacesuntouchedby
humans.Theoceanstodayremain80%unexplored,andwearestilldiscoveringnew
thingsaboutthemtothisday.Lifeandworkofamarinebiologististalkedabout
throughoutthebook,hardships,researchproblemsandproblemsintheecosystemare

crucialtotheauthor.Thebookwaswritteninthe50s,andmuchoftheinformationhas
notbeenchangedbymodernscience.Itsurprisesmebecausethereisyetsomuchto
discoverandnobodyhasmadeanymajordiscoverysincethen.