Tag: metals
The Story of Metals Points to Nature’s Foresight, Planning, Preparation
A confluence of conditions conspired to bring metals to Earth and make them accessible to humans. But can a Darwinian process take the credit?
Eric Hedin: The Miracle(s) of Metal
Humans have successfully utilized metals for millennia, and trace amounts of metals are crucial to our survival. Is that coincidence or something more?
The Discovery of Metals — A Double-Edged Sword
Why should the melting points of common metals be attainable in furnaces heated by burning carbon-based organic matter?
Metals and Life — A Balancing Act
The complementary interaction between metals and life provides yet another example of our existence relying upon multiple levels of design.
Metals: From Stars to Cells
Tracing metals back to their ultimate origins, the processes of stellar nucleosynthesis come into focus.
