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Exoplanets that get too close to their parent stars are exposed to harsh environmentsNazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock The distant Earth-sized planet orbits so close to its parent star that…

People living in the highlands of Papua New Guinea may benefit from having Denisovan DNAMichael Runkel/Danita Delimont/Getty Images/Gallo Images Roots Highland and lowland peoples of Papua…

With more than 5,500 exoplanets detected, the search for life is entering a new era. Astrobiologists from Cornell University and the University of Minnesota have used…

Some Bacillus bacteria can convert CO2 into rock in extreme environmentsDavid Marshall/Getty Images Bacteria found deep in a mine shaft in South Dakota could accelerate the…