Isbn: 9783319529103 - the nature of life and its potential to survive: can it survive in the universe? (astronomers' universe) (9 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book looks at the persistence of life and how difficult it would be to annihilate life, especiallya species as successful as humanity. The idea that life in general is fragile is challenged by the hardiness of microbes, which shows that astrobiology on exoplanets and other satellites must be robust and plentiful. Microbes have adapted to virtually every niche on the planet, from the deep, hot biosphere, to the frigid heights of the upper troposphere.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.Scientists are increasingly probing and questioning life's true limits in, on and above the Earth, and how these limits could be pushed elsewhere in the universe. This investigation puts life in its true astronomical context, with the reader taken on a journey to illustrate life's potential and perseverance.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 456 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. Presents a unique view of life as an evolutionary process based on some fundamental, universal laws that govern chemistry, biology, and other sciencesClarifies&nbspsome of the ideas with examples and illustrations&nbspInforms and enl.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Nature of Life and Its Potential to Survive | David S. Stevenson | Taschenbuch | Astronomers' Universe | xv | Englisch | 2017 | Springer | EAN 9783319529103 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …