Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Abiogenesis—the emergence of ...
We Could Have Evolved From Extraterrestrials—New Research Suggests It’s Unlikely Life Began on Earth
A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...
Sunday marks 115 years since the first Father's Day celebration. Ahead of that special day, we celebrate dads and the daughter who inspired the annual tradition. Sunday marks 115 years since the first ...
Researchers demonstrated how amino acids could spontaneously attach to RNA under early Earth-like conditions using thioesters, providing a long-sought clue to the origins of protein synthesis. This ...
Mono Lake, tucked in the Eastern Sierra, is no ordinary lake. Its eerie tufa towers and teeming swarms of brine shrimp and alkali flies make it a hotspot for life that thrives where others can’t. The ...
Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...
"The universe is a pretty big place. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space," goes a line from the 1997 film "Contact." In the movie, Jodie Foster plays Dr. Ellie Arroway, a radio ...
Here’s what you will learn when you read this story: Abiogenesis—the emergence of life from nonliving organics—is the leading theory regarding how life spawned on Earth, but it is being questioned.
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