New research demonstrates how the first proteins could've formed without the help of biological processes.
Read moreOn October 27, 2025, deep imaging of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS by the Gemini South 8.2-meter telescope — aided by the Gemini…
Read more“Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would submerge coastal cities around the world.
Read moreTurtles and tortoises are both reptiles with shells, so what exactly are their differences?
Read moreFor NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the prospect of losing this irreplaceable spacecraft felt entirely real, making what ought to have been a routine update one of the most nerve-wracking episodes in Voyager’s long career.
Read more'Where Did We Come From? The Origin and Evolution of Life' by Prof. Eugene Rosenberg and Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg begins with a detailed look at religious narratives of the origin of life.
Read moreFrom toxic lakes that suffocate anything living to valleys where the air itself can kill you, these places remind us that nature can be as lethal as it is breathtaking.
Read moreSpaceX plans to launch 24 Starlink satellites from its Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, which should be visible above Southern California.
Read moreVoyager 2’s titanium shielding and minimalist design give it an almost ghostly resilience, allowing it to keep moving unharmed through a cosmic minefield.
Read more'This challenges current models of disk chemistry and evolution'
Read moreStudy shows farming spread across Europe mainly through migration, not cultural adoption, reshaping ancestry and genetics.
Read moreEarly Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.
Read more"Spicomellus is one of the strangest dinosaurs that we've ever discovered," the project's leader said.
Read moreAugust’s “planet parade” features five planets, three of them visible to the naked eye. Here’s when and where to look this weekend, Aug. 29-31.
Read moreLooking back on the trajectory leading to Project Apollo and the resulting Moon missions, one can be forgiven for thinking that this was a strict and well-defined plan that was being executed, espe…
Read moreIn addition to erasing NASA's Union rights
Read moreMitochondria are cellular organelles that play an important role in making ATP (adenosine triphosphate), the molecular fuel that powers most cellular functions. These organelles originated over a billion years ago when a primitive archaeal cell entered into a…
Read moreCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary naturally between ice ages and interglacial periods. A new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that an unexpectedly large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions after the ice age may have com…
Read moreA team of astronomers has detected for the first time a planet outside our solar system, embedded in a cleared gap of a multi-ringed disc.
Read moreMight two bent crystals pave the way to finding new physics? The Standard Model of particle physics describes our world at its smallest scales exceptionally well. However, it leaves some important questions unanswered, such as the imbalance between matter and…
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