The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences.
We would not exist unle.
This book describes these revolutions, showing the fundamental interdependence of the evolution of life and its non-living environment.
The Revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in the complexity, energy utilization, and information processing capabilities of life.
The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences