title: How life shaped Earth.
abstract: Earth is much more complex than all the other solar system objects that we know. Thanks to its rich and diverse geology, our planet can offer habitats to a wide range of living species. Emerging insights suggest that this is not just a happy coincidence, but that life itself has in many ways helped to shape the planet.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000502:physiology; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D005075:Biological Evolution; D018534:Earth, Planet; D004777:Environment; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000502:physiology; D019419:Evolution, Planetary