ELI5 how did life on earth became so "hostile" meaning why do vast majority of organisms consume other organisms. because the very first organism couldnt eat "someone" before. that makes me think there was one who randomly decided to "eat" its buddies and that sprouted the way of life on this planet

ELI5: If trees get their carbon from CO₂ in the air, how can that same carbon end up forming huge amounts of solid material like wood, coal, diamonds, and the carbon in steel?

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ELI5: How does the ground stay stable above oil drilling sites?

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ELI5: Why does dirty air behind another Formula 1 car make overtaking so difficult?

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ELI5: How does short term and long term memory work?

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ELI5: When weather professionals say "it's __ degrees but feels like __ degrees"... isn't that subjective?

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ELI5: How can a country have a huge economy but a relatively weak currency?

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ELI5 how did life on earth became so "hostile" meaning why do vast majority of organisms consume other organisms. because the very first organism couldnt eat "someone" before. that makes me think there was one who randomly decided to "eat" its buddies and that sprouted the way of life on this planet

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