The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth

James Lovelock proposes that all living species are components of that organism, as cells are components of the human body. Lovelock first sketched out his theory in his bestseller, Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth. People all over the world embraced the theory, and in less than ten years it moved from the margins of scientific research to the mainstream. Lovelock argues that such things as the level of oxygen, the formation of clouds, and the saltiness of the oceans may all be controlled ...