Enceladus and Europa, icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter, respectively, are believed to be habitable with liquid water oceans and therefore are of interest for future life detection missions and […]
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How A Cup Of Water Can Unlock The Secrets Of Our Universe
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have made a discovery that could change our understanding of the universe. In their study published in Science Advances, they reveal, for the […]
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Exploring The Origins Of Life
One possible scenario for the origin of life is the spontaneous organization of interacting molecules into cell-like droplets. These molecular species would form the first self-replicating metabolic cycles, which are […]
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Artificial Cells Demonstrate That “Life Finds A Way”
“Listen, if there’s one thing the history of evolution has taught us is that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories, and it crashes […]
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How Geobiological Feedback Makes Some Yellowstone Hydrothermal Pools Acidic
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Ken Sims, Professor of Geology and Geophysics, and […]
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Life Forms On Our Planet Prefer Small And Very Large Sizes
Life comes in all shapes in sizes, but some sizes are more popular than others, new research from the University of British Columbia has found.
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Self-Assembling Proteins Can Store Cellular “Memories”
As cells perform their everyday functions, they turn on a variety of genes and cellular pathways.
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The Thermodynamics Of Life Taking Shape
Revealing the scientific laws that govern our world is often considered the ‘holy grail’ by scientists, as such discoveries have wide-ranging implications. In an exciting development from Japan, scientists have […]
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New NSF-Funded Institute Will Probe Biology In The Absence Of Water
Water is inextricably linked to our understanding of life—it makes up most of our planet’s surface and organisms across the tree of life depend on it to function. Yet the […]
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Quantum Mechanics Could Explain Why DNA Can Spontaneously Mutate
The molecules of life, DNA, replicate with astounding precision, yet this process is not immune to mistakes and can lead to mutations. Using sophisticated computer modelling, a team of physicists […]