‘Adventures in the Anthropocene’ wins 2015 Winton Prize for Science Books

Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made (Chatto & Windus) has won the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books—the only major international prize that celebrates science-writing for a non-specialist audience. Vince is the first solo female winner of the £25,000 (A$54,251) prize. Her book, chosen from a shortlist of six, explores how the earth has been affected by humans, and how science and engineering are providing solutions. Chair of judges Ian Stewart said: ‘This is an underreported area of science and a truly original story. We were all humbled by Vince’s commitment to this book—she quit her job and spent 800 days on the global road to gather her evidence.’ For more information about the prize, click here.

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