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Everybody knows that for life to thrive on any world, you need water, warmth, and something to eat. It's like…
Most of us know about the impact that wiped out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. It's a scientific…
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The discovery of dark oxygen at an abyssal plain on the ocean floor generated a lot of interest. Could this…
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Life is rare, and it requires exactly the right environmental mix to establish itself. And there's one surprising contributor to…
According to NASA's Perseverance rover, ancient rocks in Jezero Crater formed in the presence of water. These sedimentary rocks are…
There's something wrong with us. We've risen to prominence on a world that's positively "rippling with life," as Carl Sagan…
Panspermia is an innately attractive idea that's gained prominence in recent decades. Yet, among working scientists, it gets little attention.…