Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Cha..., Ellen Prager
Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Cha..., Ellen Prager
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Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change
Answers to Your Ocean and Atmosphere Questions

Author: Ellen Prager, Dave Jones

Narrator: Kim Niemi

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/07/2025


Synopsis

Could ancient giant sharks called megalodons still exist in the deep sea? What should you do if stung by a jellyfish? Can we predict lightning strikes and how is climate change affecting hurricanes?

With humor and easy-to-understand language, marine scientist Ellen Prager and meteorologist Dave Jones use frequently asked and zany questions about the ocean and atmosphere to combat misinformation and make science engaging and understandable for all. From dangerous marine life, coral reefs, and the deep sea to lightning, hurricanes, weather forecasting, the Sun, and climate change, they reveal what's fact, what's fiction, and how to find science-based answers. This book is perfect for anyone curious about the world around them, educators, science communicators, and even scientists who want to learn about and explain topics outside their expertise.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Allioth on April 06, 2025

A great, informative, and insightful book, written in a very comprehensive and simple way. Complex terms and concepts were explained phenomenally, and the illustrations that accompanied certain chapters were fun. I won't deny that at certain moments the book becomes a bit of a drag to read, but if y......more

Goodreads review by Jaime on July 17, 2024

Where do I even begin? I went into this blind and got this as an ARC..and I am left...speechless. The time and energy alone that was put into this book is incredible. The resources at the back could be its own book! This book touched on something that scares me and something that I absolutely love........more

Goodreads review by Jenny on November 04, 2024

This is 5 ⭐ review for its intended audience - curious science teens. The writing and images are fun and YA appropriate but still very, very scientific. As someone who doesn't have a strong science brain I found some of the parts about climate a little confusing but I really think that's a me-proble......more

Goodreads review by Angela on January 14, 2025

Thank you NetGalley and Columbia University Press for the ARC! This was a very good book to dive into some of the more incredulous questions about dinosaurs, mermaids and megalodons; while also providing the necessary gravitas around climate change and detailing the difference from global warming. O......more

Goodreads review by Las on April 20, 2025

Od czasu do czasu lubię sięgnąć po coś, co oprócz rozrywki zapewni mi również intelektualną ucztę. Ta książka okazała się idealnym balansem między tymi dwoma elementami – to naprawdę świetna pozycja, która w lekki sposób przekazuje wartościową wiedzę. Autorzy z sympatią i humorem odpowiadają na pyta......more