Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia.

Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia.

Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive.

Elephants make good dance partners.

Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes.

Life is short and there will always be dirty dishes, so let's dance.