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Before DNA, Before RNA: Life in the Hodge-Podge World
Because RNA can do many things at once, those studying the origins of life have long thought that it...
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Where Astronomy Meets Data
Brian P. Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Physics Prize winner, discusses his SkyMapper project, which is currently scanning the southern sky...
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Largest-Ever Simulation of the Universe Revealed
The purpose of the simulation is to reproduce the entire evolution of a universe made largely of cold dark...
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Hope in the Age of Man
The Anthropocene does not represent the failure of environmentalism. It is the stage on which a new, more positive...
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The Big Debate Over the Oldest Life on Earth
Oxford paleontologist Martin Brasier asserts that his fossilized cells are the remains of primitive anaerobic bacteria that lived 3.4...
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Universal Alignment
The universe has no center and no edge, no special regions tucked in among the galaxies and light. No...
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More Evidence Found for Quantum Physics in Photosynthesis
Physicists have found the strongest evidence yet of quantum effects fueling photosynthesis. Multiple experiments in recent years have suggested...
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The Magnificence of Spider Silk
Spider silk is one of the most high-performance materials. Each species of spider can make up to 7 very...
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Searching for Goldilocks
At least four times in the last few years, astronomers have announced they have found planets orbiting other stars...
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Blinged-Out Stars Were Born Rich
At first glance, CS 22892-052 looks like a run-of-the-mill old star. Born about 13 billion years ago, only 700...
