Tag: carbon
Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”
It’s intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals.
Biology Helps Us Understand the Blessing of Grasses
Don’t walk on the grass, that “often undervalued” form of life, without looking down. It’s amazing down there.
Biominerals Could Predict Life on Exoplanets
One-third of minerals — chemical solids whose atoms are highly ordered — are created directly or indirectly by life forms.
Why Scientists Think There Could Be Life on Europa
Jupiter’s moon Europa, somewhat smaller than Earth’s moon, may have surface water and organic chemicals, researchers say.
Miracle of Man: Denton’s Prior Fitness Argument
One or two examples are interesting. But where the argument gains dramatic force is in the accumulation of many examples.