Terraforming

It has been a vision of science fiction writers for a long time, but terraforming - the art of making a planet habitable for humans - is fast becoming serious business.

Created by Tormod Guldvog
Last updated September 14 2001

It may seem a strange choice to invest human resources on making other planets habitable, while we are on a fast track to devastating our own.

But, considering that we have yet to set foot an another planet, dreaming about creating new homeworlds may be a good way to learn how to engineer our own climate better. Terraforming is a science which demands great knowledge about biology, chemistry, ecology and geology - and almost any other science you choose.

By studying the possibilities for terraforming Mars, our closest neighbor, we may in fact learn how to counteract global warming and other effects of our harsh treatment of the environment.

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Hypography [n.]
A combination of "hyperlink" and "bibliography", i.e. a list of links to electronic resources related to any topic.

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