Foundations of carbon-based life leave little room for error
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 16:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Life as we know it is based upon the elements of carbon and oxygen. Now a team of physicists, including one from North Carolina State University, is looking at the conditions necessary to the formation of those two elements in the universe. They've found that when it comes to supporting life, the universe leaves very little margin for error.