Mostrando resultados por autor "Ann McNicol" en Todas las categorías

The year is 2046. Massive storms and rising sea levels threaten the continued survival of humanity. To reverse the environmental damage of the 21st century, scientists embrace bioengineering to restore the planet's coral reef system. An alliance with a race of intelligent octopuses is central to healing the earth and brings new hope. But is it too late?

Rising seas, coral bleaching, and her friendship with an intelligent octopus shaped Samantha's world. As a promising young marine biologist, she travels to Australia's Great Barrier Reef to study the blue octopus (Cyanea). Her interactions with these ntelligent creatures challenge humanity's established views of sentient beings and ecological rights. Disturbing events at home leave her isolated from her research team. She grapples with a pressing question: Can humanity repair the damage they've done? Is a viable future for life on land and sea still possible?

Fourteen-year-old Samantha spends her days exploring the shallow reef behind her island home. With her world locked in a battle against rising seas, scientists deploy genetically modified corals to rebuild reefs and protect the coastline. No one expects the reefs to be a hotbed of evolution, but they are. When an octopus flows off a rock in her lagoon, Samantha is startled.