New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the ...
Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...
“Scientists estimate that we’ve identified only one-tenth of all species on Earth,” said Dr. Shannon ... privilege of describing a species as new to science is a thrill that not many will ...
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Scientists Warn of an ‘Unprecedented Risk’ From Synthetic ‘Mirror Life,’ Built With a Reverse Version of Natural Proteins and SugarsSo-called mirror cells could rampage through our ecosystems, food supply and immune systems, experts say, potentially without ...
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Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous ...
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'Mathematically perfect' star system discovered 105 light-years from Earth may still be in its infancy. Could that change its prospects for life?Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...
What are the limits of life? Can it exist on other planets or in a lab-created form on Earth? These fascinating questions, ...
Scientists have spent an incredible amount of manpower attempting to determine what conditions support life ... is the subject of a new paper published in Communications Earth & Environment.
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