Gaia

Gaia, also spelled as Gaea, Gaïa, or Ge, can refer to any one of the following. See also Gaya (disambiguation).

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• Gaia (mythology) is a Greek and Roman goddess, also known as the Earth Mother.
• Gaia theory is a group of scientific theories about how life on Earth may regulate the planet's biosphere to make it more hospitable to life. This article discusses all scientific views on the subject in general, including the views of Drs. James Lovelock, Lynn Margulis, Richard Dawkins, Carl Sagan, etc.
• Gaia philosophy is a set of varied philosophical views related to the Gaia theory.
• Gaia Movement is an international network of activist organisations and groups that draw inspiration from Lovelock's Gaia Theory.
• Gaia is the name of a space astronomy mission, due for launch in 2011 by the European Space Agency.
• Gaia (Asimov) is a fictional planet set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series. It is society in which all animals, plants, and even inanimate matter are telepathically connected, forming a single sentient planet-wide entity.
• GAIA is the name of a manufacturer of ultimate frisbee equipment and gear.
• Gaia (chess) is the name of a chess engine.
• Several music albums are titled Gaia:
• Gaia (Olivia Newton-John, 1994)
• Gaia (Mägo de Oz, 2003)
• Gaia (comics) is a fictional alien mutant in the Marvel comics universe.
• Gaia is the short name for the popular Internet forum Gaia Online.
• Gaia is the name of a fictional planet on the Playstation game Final Fantasy IX.
• Gaia is a character in the Playstation game Battle Arena Toshinden.
• Vila Nova de Gaia is a city in Portugal.
• GAIA is the acronym for the Grantley Adams International Airport located in Barbados.
• GAIA is the acronym of "Global Alternate Information Applications", an Indian organisation working in media with alternative content.
• Gaea crater is a crater on Amalthea (Jupiter's third moon). It is 80 kilometers across and approximately 16 kilometers deep.
• Gaea is the name of an Atlantic island off the coast of Portugal, possibly based on the Canary Islands, in Madeleine L'Engle's The Arm of the Starfish.
• Gaea is the name of the fictional planet where the animé The Vision of Escaflowne takes place.
• Gaea is the name of the sentient artificial space habitat, described in the Gaian Trilogy (Titan, Wizard & Daemon) by John Varley.