One Strange Rock

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1. 1GaspOur perfectly calibrated, breathing planet. For those privileged few who have seen Earth from space, the very first thing they notice is the thin blue line of a47m
2. 2StormA planet sculpted from cosmic violence. Earth is a very lucky planet. It has ended up the right size and in the right place. This only happened because of viole47m
3. 3ShieldEarth protects itself from the sun. The David and Goliath story of Earth's relationship with its greatest threat, our seemingly benign Sun. The Sun is the big v47m
4. 4GenesisEarth gives birth to life. The building blocks of life are common across the universe, but life is rare. What's so special about Earth that it emerged here? Onl47m
5. 5SurvivalEarth, the great killer. Without the cycle of death and sacrifice, from cellular to planetary, life would not be here. From the deaths of stars, to planetary sc47m
6. 6EscapeWe are all planets. Is it possible for intelligent life to escape destruction, either from the planet or ourselves? Or are we destined for extinction like 99% o47m
7. 7TerraformEarth's great paradox. For our planet to become inhabitable for life, you already need life. Ever since life emerged, microbes, plants and animals have all scul47m
8. 8AlienThe freak accident behind complex life. All life on earth started as single cell bacteria and stayed like that for 2 billion years. Successfully spreading acros47m