Ward, Peter Douglas

Presents an examination of the possibilty of life that is alien to planet Earth, providing a discussion of the nature of life itself, its limits, what alien life might be like, and how it can be created artificially.

Examines the fate of the Gorgons, a little known prehistoric animal that ruled the world long before the Age of Dinosaurs, and speculates on the cataclysmic event that lead to their extinction more than 250 million years ago.

Discusses the fate of planet earth, and makes two recommendations for giving human life a future: find a way to move everyone to Mars, or find a way to move earth by the force of flying comets using the new science of astrobiology.

Paleontologist Peter Ward recounts his investigation into the events surrounding a cataclysmic event that took place more than two hundred million years ago and destroyed nearly ninety-seven percent of all living things.

Explores the possibility that life on earth is more unique than originally understood and suggests that life on other planets may be less likely than originally thought.