Lucky Planet: Why Earth is Exceptional—and What That Means for Life in the Universe
By David Waltham.
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Why Earth’s life-friendly climate makes it exceptionaland what that means for the likelihood of finding intelligent extraterrestrial lifeWe have long fantasized about finding life on planets other than our own. Yet even as we become aware of the vast expanses beyond our solar system, it remains clear that Earth is exceptional. The question is: why? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist David Waltham argues that Earth’s climate stability is what makes it uniquely able to support life, and it is nothing short of luck that made such conditions possible. The four billion year-stretch of ...
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9780465039999