15,000-Year-Old Viruses Discovered in Tibetan Glacier Ice Previously Unknown to Science
Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two ice samples taken from the Tibetan…
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Ancient meteorite may reveal how life formed on Earth and more secrets of the Solar System
The ancient rock is a rare example of carbonaceous chondrite, a type of meteorite that often contains biological material. A…
Biodiversity, Climate Change and the Fate of Coral Reefs
An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe is calling for new commitments and actions…
The energy of a trillion rays could be the key to the origin of life on Earth
According to new research, a trillion rays were the key that sparked the origin of life on the face of…
What is a Superhabitable planet?
A superhabitable planet is a hypothetical type of exoplanet or exomoon that may be better suited than Earth for the…
Is there anyone out there?
In it’s simplest terms, the Fermi Paradox asks: “Given that the chances for life to arise seem abundant, why have…
An overview of Astrobiology
We all feel fascinated when we hear the word aliens or extraterrestrial life, the detection of life outside our Earth…
Human-Caused Global Warming May Already Account For 1 in 3 Heat-Related Deaths
The climate crisis is often discussed as though it were an imminent event, a disaster on the environmental horizon, heading…
The Earliest Cherry Blossom Season in 1,200 Years Is Here Due to Climate Change
For well over a thousand years, cherry blossoms in Japan have held the scent of spring and reflected the transient…
Lightning strikes played vital role in origins of life on Earth
Lightning strikes were just as important as meteorites in creating the perfect conditions for life to emerge on Earth, geologists…