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According to Thomas Hobbes, one of history’s most famous cynics, life is “nasty, cruel, and short.” Jamil ZakiIronically, this is likely true if you are someone…
Plants and humans have one thing in common: They both consist of a single cell containing a nucleus that serves a specialized function that benefits the…
Terraforming Mars would make it more similar to Earth, creating an environment capable of supporting life as we know it.Detlef van Ravensweig/Science Photo Library Releasing iron…
Gut microbiota of racehorses may affect health and performance Brian Lawless/PA/Alamy Stock Photo Racehorses who have a more diverse gut microbiome as foals appear to perform…
Scientists have widely accepted that complex life first appeared on Earth around 635 million years ago (during the Ediacaran Period). However, an international team of paleontologists…
Shackleton Crater on the south pole of the moon is an area in permanent shadowLROC/Shadowcam/NASA/KARI/ASU A backup of Earth-based life could be safely stored in a…
The leopard-spot-like features in the center of the image may be a sign of ancient life.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a rock speckled with what…
BThis month in design news, tinkering and hobby crafts get the respect they deserve. Read our articles to see where these wonderful activities are being treated…
yes You can track your calories, steps, and even the number of streams on your favorite songs. Now, you can also quantify your awesomeness with Aura…
When mixed with hydrogel, protein-based drugs can remain effective for longer at higher temperatures. Shutterstock/Renko Alex Many medicines need to be kept refrigerated or they become…
Samsung’s first entry into Microsoft’s new Arm-powered Copilot+ PCs is the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, set to deliver impressive speed and battery life that can compete…
Many of us have a collection, known as the Shame drawer, tucked away in our homes. This dusty cavern is filled with old phones, tablets, dongles,…
Illustration showing LUCA possibly being attacked by a virusScientific Graphic Design The organisms that gave rise to all life on Earth evolved much earlier than previously…
NASA is working on developing the technology to send astronauts to Mars. Early 2030s The mock journey was the first of three planned journeys to the…
Ocean worlds are planetary bodies with liquid oceans, often beneath an icy shell or within rocky interiors. In our solar system, several moons of Jupiter and…
CrackerClips Stock Media/Alamy All life as we know it in the entire universe is tucked away on a tiny rock floating in a tiny branch of…
Nitrogen is an essential element for life and is an integral part of DNA and proteins. Most of the nitrogen on Earth exists in the atmosphere…
Slowing down isn’t typically a priority for runners. From elite athletes to casual runners, the focus is usually on speed, personal records, competition, and pushing limits.…
The only example of life in the universe is Earth, a rocky planet with over 70% water on its surface. As far as we know, all…
pictureEvery time I experience a breakup, I am drawn to revisit the 2000s classic, High Fidelity. The film follows John Cusack’s character as he nostalgically lists…
ohOne thing after another happened, and I was lying shirtless on the couch, with a wrinkled nose as a cardiologist explained that everything was fine, but…
When it comes to apocalypse scenarios, nuclear destruction stands out as both fascinating to viewers and alarmingly realistic. From the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to…
The pink lapacho tree is one of approximately 300,000 species of flowering plantsRoberto Okamura Tetsuo/Shutterstock Botanists have used genome data from more than 9,500 species to…
Given the diversity and complexity of endogenous and extrinsic processes that contribute to the maintenance of habitable conditions over geological and biological timescales, it is unclear…
I I don’t usually believe in life hacks. I’d like to imagine that with one simple adjustment my life would reappear like a cracked tennis court,…
Some amino acids can become concentrated when traveling through cracks in hot rocks. Sebastian Kauritzky / Alamy Chemical reactions key to the origin of life on…
Lee Tillman first ventured into the online world in the early 2010s through a health food blog that she started while in college, quickly making an…
“I was known as the coupon lady,” says Lauren Cobello, 43, who used to charge $5,000 per YouTube video as a personal finance influencer. “I was…
IOver Easter weekend, Catholics like me spend hours in church listening to editors’ expanded versions of stories whose endings we already know. As I sat there…
Artist’s impression of the European Clipper near its namesake moonNASA Instruments aboard a NASA spacecraft scheduled to launch to Europe later this year could directly detect…
Planetary scientists have long speculated that Venus' potential habitability lies not in its hot surface but in a cloud layer at an altitude of 48 to…
An intact ax with an intact handle was found under one of the burnt structures on the grounds of Mast Farm.cambridge archaeological unit The ruins of…
R Conventional wisdom suggests that music critics who criticize popular pop stars are often dismissed as failed musicians. This notion has always seemed like an unfair…
You could argue that LIFE is like a long game of blackjack. A common version of this is that each person is first dealt her two…
Some fish species’ reproduction, shoreline erosion, and weather patterns are all at risk due to lower ice levels. This includes changing the amount of lake-effect snow…
Jupiter’s moon Europa is covered with an icy shell NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology Jupiter’s moon Europa may not be as ripe for life as we think.…
I I’m the type of person who wants to cry when the rules of a board game are explained to me, so I generally don’t like…
Currently, there is a high level of excitement in the quest for extraterrestrial life. This field, known as astrobiology, combines biology, chemistry, planetary science, and astronomy…
“Humanity exists on a scale intermediate between elementary particles and the observable universe.” Milky Way Galaxy.Shutterstock/Nednapa When measured by orders of magnitude, it is sometimes argued…
Chemical reactions in volcanic pools may have contributed to the birth of life on EarthMichael S. Nolan/Alamy One of the most important molecules in living organisms…