A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters

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4. Life''s evolutionary steps - from the development of a digestive system to the awe of creatures taking to the skies in flight - are conveyed with an alluring, up-close intimacy. Mon: closedTue: 10am-6pmWed: 10am-6pmThu: 10am-9pmFri: 10am-9pmSat: 10am-6pm Life teems through Henry Gee's lyrical prose - colossal supercontinents drift, collide, and coalesce, fashioning the face of the planet as we know it today. Life’s evolutionary steps – from the development of a digestive system to the awe of creatures taking to the skies in flight – are conveyed with an up-close intimacy. A (Very) Short History of Life: 4. For billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape by way of incessant volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of chemical flux.