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    Why is the Earth considered a Living Planet?
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  2. Jun 24, 2024 · About ten years ago, science writer Ferris Jabr started contemplating Earth as a living planet rather than a planet with life on it.

  3. Apr 22, 2024 · In the 1970s, chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist Lynn Margulis put forth a bold theory: The Earth is a giant living organism. When a mammal is hot, it sweats to cool itself off. If you...

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  4. What makes the Earth habitable? It is the right distance from the Sun, it is protected from harmful solar radiation by its magnetic field, it is kept warm by an insulating atmosphere, and it has the right chemical ingredients for life, including water and carbon.

  5. Mar 6, 2013 · As scientists advance their understanding of how the Earth has changed through billions of years, it becomes increasingly clear that the Earth and the life on it are entwined in unique ways.

  6. Jun 25, 2024 · How Earth Went from a Sterile Rock to a Lush, Living Planet. From microbes to mammoths, life has transformed Earth into one big living system, says Ferris Jabr, author of Becoming...

  7. Nov 28, 2017 · Earth: Our Living Planet. In Earth’s Northern Hemisphere, ecosystems wake in the spring, taking in carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen as they sprout leaves — and a fleet of Earth-observing satellites tracks the spread of the newly-green vegetation.

  8. Jul 7, 2008 · Hazen agrees though, that at least in our solar system, Earth is likely the only planet with land plants and animals. Robert Hazen: Animals face the additional challenge of needing lots of...

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