Beschreibung:
Life, it seems, is almost indestructible. The chapters in this work examine the various scenarios that might lead to the extermination of life, and why they will almost always fail. Life's highly adaptive nature ensures that it will cling on no matter how difficult the circumstances.
Preface.- Chapter 1 - What is Life?.- Chapter 2 - Life's Grand Themes.- Chapter 3 - The Origin of Life on Earth.- Chapter 4 - Life as the Evolution of Information.- Chapter 5 - Life Jim, But Not as We Know It.- Chapter 6 - Extinction.- Chapter 7- Agents of Mass Destruction.- Chapter 8 - Ultimately, Can Life Survive?.- Chapter 9 - A Thesis on Life, the Universe and Almost Everything Else.- Glossary.- Index.