The Gaia hypothesis (), also called the Gaia theory, Gaia standard, or the Gaia concept, suggests that living organisms interact with their inorganic environments in the world to develop a synergistic as well as self-regulating, intricate system that assists to maintain as well as bolster the conditions forever on earth. The hypothesis was formulated by the chemist James Lovelock and co-developed by the microbiologist Lynn Margulis in the 1970s. Lovelock named the concept after Gaia, the prehistoric siren who personified the Earth in Greek folklore. In 2006, the Geological Society of London awarded Lovelock the Wollaston Medal partly for his deal with the Gaia hypothesis.Topics pertaining to the theory consist of exactly how the biosphere and also the evolution of organisms influence the security of global temperature level, salinity of salt water, atmospheric oxygen levels, the maintenance of a hydrosphere of liquid water and also other ecological variables that influence the habitabi...