Well, OK, the end is about 7.5 billion years away… but that’s pretty near in terms of eternity. A couple of scientists at some school in Washington have written a new book about our dying planet. A review states:
“Astrobiologists”… how cool is that for a job title?
Some would tell me not to worry… that 7,500,000,000 years is a long way off… but the idea that this planet will someday be gone is, I think, still somewhat discomforting.
“Planetary Remediation”… that’s a catchy phrase!
Read for yourself at http:
//boston.com/dailynews/013/ascribe/_End_of_World_Has_Already_Begu%3A.shtml