A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
In three minutes, 98 per cent of all the matter there is or will ever be has been produced.
Bill Bryson • A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
Survival on Earth is a surprisingly tricky business. Of the billions and billions of species of living things that have existed since the dawn of time, most – 99.99 per cent, it has been suggested – are no longer around.
Bill Bryson • A Short History Of Nearly Everything (Bryson)
It is a curious feature of our existence that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life but even better at extinguishing it. The average species on Earth lasts for only about four million years,