Lucky Planet
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Science tells us that life outside our own planet is increasingly likely but what if the Earth were in fact unique? In Lucky Planet, astrobiologist and geophysicist David Waltham explores why the Earth is so different and what that might mean for life in the Universe. It can’t be pure chance that has given our planet 4 billion years of good weather – can it? By combining his own work with recent research from the Earth Sciences, Waltham attempts to bring us closer to understanding whether we are alone, and comes up with some surprising answers as to why this might be. Lucky Planet; Why Earth is Exceptional – and what that means for life in the Universe by David Waltham, Icon Books, May 2014, £14.99/£7.99 ebook.
