"All of Earth's oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw materials. In The Blue Machine, physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski illustrates the mechanisms behind this defining feature of our planet, voyaging from the depths of the ocean floor to tropical coral reefs, estuaries that feed into shallow coastal seas, and Arctic ice floes. Through stories of history,...

"Blue planet is a definitive exploration of our planet's oceans and reveals the sea and its inhabitants at their most fearsome and alluring."--Container.

"Could humans one day live on the bottom of the ocean? How does water pressure affect ocean life? What is the largest type of squid? This title unlocks the mysteries of the world thousands of feet beneath the waves"--Publisher description.

Reveals miscellaneous facts and lesser-known trivia about the sea as observed by a young enthusiast and his tutor on a round-the-world journey.

Investigates colossal ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100 feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dismissed these stories; waves that high would seem to violate the laws of physics. But in the past few decades, as a number of ships have vanished and new evidence has emerged, oceanographers realized something was brewing in the planet's waters. They found...

"While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean's surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, unharmed and smiling. This man was a freediver, and his amphibious abilities inspired Nestor to seek out the secrets of this little-known discipline. In Deep, Nestor embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming...

Answers questions about the ocean, from its shallow waters to its deepest and most mysterious parts.

Follow Karl the kiwi bird as he guides readers through the mysteries of the deep ocean, along with the types of vehicles used to explore these great depths and how they work.