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The Life and Death of Planet Earth
Book cover
Author
  • Peter Ward
  • Donald E. Brownlee
CountryUnited States
SubjectPopular science
PublisherMacmillan Publishers
Publication date
January 1, 2003
Pages256
ISBN9780805075120
Websiteus.macmillan.com/books/9780805075120/thelifeanddeathofplanetearth

The Life and Death of Planet Earth (full title: The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World) is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald E. Brownlee. Released in 2003, the book picks up where Rare Earth leaves off, this time talking about why the Earth's ability to support complex and, especially, intelligent life is not just rare in space, but also in time.

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