The Miracle PlanetA richly illustrated portrait of the earth drawn by major scientists. Examines the processes that have shaped our planet into a home for life and the forces that cloud it's future. This book gives a unified narrative of Earth's 4.6 billion-year history and the progress science is making in decyphering its mysteries. |
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... oxygen is a good friend but a bad enemy . It is extremely reactive , combining easily with organic compounds . These reactions can release a great deal of energy . Oxygen metabolism contributed to the tremendous evolutionary burst that ...
... oxygen is a good friend but a bad enemy . It is extremely reactive , combining easily with organic compounds . These reactions can release a great deal of energy . Oxygen metabolism contributed to the tremendous evolutionary burst that ...
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... oxygen on terrestrial rock . By a billion years ago , oxygen probably approached its modern concentration of 21 percent of the atmosphere . The rise of oxygen can be traced in surviving species of cyanobacteria . Several kinds are able ...
... oxygen on terrestrial rock . By a billion years ago , oxygen probably approached its modern concentration of 21 percent of the atmosphere . The rise of oxygen can be traced in surviving species of cyanobacteria . Several kinds are able ...
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... oxygen . W Without oxygen , life on Earth would be limited to the inhabitants of volcanic vents and mudflats . Our need is constant and specific . Our cells cannot go more than a few minutes without the energy oxygen supplies , nor can ...
... oxygen . W Without oxygen , life on Earth would be limited to the inhabitants of volcanic vents and mudflats . Our need is constant and specific . Our cells cannot go more than a few minutes without the energy oxygen supplies , nor can ...
Contents
THE HEAT WITHIN | 37 |
LIFE FROM THE SEA | 77 |
RIDDLES OF SAND AND ICE | 163 |
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