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Here on Earth
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BeginningatthemomentofcreationwiththeBigBang,HereonEarthexplorestheevolutionofEarthfromagalacticcloudofdustandgastoaplanetwithametalliccoreandearlysignsoflifewithinabillionyearsofbeingcreated.Inacompellingnarrative,FlannerydescribestheformationoftheEarth'scrustandatmosphere,aswellasthetransformationoftheplanet'soceansfromtoxicbrewsofmetals(suchasiron,copper,andlead)tolife-sustainingbodiescovering70percentoftheplanet'ssurface.Life,Flanneryshows,firstappearedintheseoceansintheformofmicroscopicplantsandbacteria,andthesemetalsservedascatalystsfortheearliestbiologicalprocessesknowntoexist.Fromthisstartingpoint,Flannerytellsthefascinatingstoryoftheevolutionofourownspecies,exploringseveralearlyhumanspeciesfromthediminutivecreatures(thefamedhobbits)wholivedinAfricaaroundtwomillionyearsagotoHomoerectusbeforeturninghisattentiontoHomosapiens.DrawingonCharlesDarwin'sandAlfredRussellWallace'stheoriesofevolutionandLovelock'sGaiahypothesis,HereonEarthisadazzlingaccountoflifeonourplanet.
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