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The Life and Death of Planet Earth
2003 book by Peter Ward and Donald E. Brownlee
The Life and Death of Planet Earth (full title: The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World) is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward and astronomer Donald E. Brownlee. Released in 2003, the book picks up where Rare Earth leaves off, this time talking about why the Earth's ability to support complex and, especially, intelligent life is not just rare in space, but also in time.