"The kinds of life determines the kind of planet." writes Hsu Ching-hua, an overseas Chinese geologist and oceanographer who has put great effort in disseminating scientific understanding.
「什麼樣的生物，就決定了會有什麼樣的星球」，近年致力於科學普及的華裔地質、海洋學家許靖華在一篇談地球生命的文章中如是說。