Chemical Evolution

An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth. Carbon. It's in the fibers in your hair, the timbers in your walls, the food that you eat, and the air that you breathe. It's worth billions as a luxury and half a trillion as a necessity, but there are still mysteries yet to be solved about the element that can be both diamond and coal. Where does it come from, what does it do, and why, above all, does life need it?

Naming Darwin's Black Box to the National Review's list of the 100 most important nonfiction works of the 20th century, George Gilder wrote that it "overthrows Darwin at the end of the 20th century in the same way that quantum theory overthrew Newton at the beginning". Discussing the book in the New Yorker in May 2005, H. Allen Orr said of Behe, "He is the most prominent of the small circle of scientists working on intelligent design, and his arguments are by far the best known."

Dive into the greatest story never told—until now. From Stardust to Cells takes you on an awe-inspiring journey that spans billions of years, exploring the profound mystery of life's origins. Discover how the very elements that make up your body were forged in the heart of distant stars before being scattered across the cosmos, setting the stage for the emergence of life on Earth. This captivating eBook lays out the evidence-based chemical framework that seeks to unravel the origins-of-life problem. In Chapter 1, it establishes the boundary between living and nonliving systems, setting ...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future. These are the six most crucial substances in human history. They took us from the Dark Ages to the present day. They power our computers and...

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