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Carbon has always been the ubiquitous architect and chemical scaffolding of life and civilization; all living things draw carbon from their environments to stay
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“A brilliant, revisionist argument that places oil companies at the heart of 20th century history—and of the political and environmental crises we now face.
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There are few fields of science that carbon-14 has not touched. A radioactive isotope of carbon, it stands out for its unusually long half-life. Best known for