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Origin of life twist: New study challenges longstanding hypothesis on how first sugars formed
The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little ...
Ancient metabolic process recreated: Iron and sulfur reactions in simulated black smokers shed light on early life
The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN16h
A New Analysis Raises Doubts About Potential Hints of Life Recently Detected on a Distant Exoplanet
Astronomers published evidence of possible biosignatures on the planet K2-18b earlier this month, but another look at the ...
El Mundo on MSN23h
The mysterious gas that divides scientists on the existence of extraterrestrial life: "We must be extremely cautious"
The announcement, on Holy Thursday, of the discovery of the strongest evidence to date of activity produced by living beings outside the Solar System caused as much anticipation as controversy. The ...
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Geobiology: iron, sulfur, heat – and first life
The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ancient metabolic process in ...
Proof of life on K2-18b ‘not at all obvious’: Harvard professor
A Harvard professor questions whether research conducted at the University of Cambridge about life on K2-18b is accurate.
Science News18h
A Pueblo tribe recruited scientists to reclaim its ancient American history
DNA supports modern Picuris Pueblo accounts of ancestry going back more than 1,000 years to Chaco Canyon society.
BBC21h
Earth
Can plants bring back a traditional way of life? The dam at Marsh Lake, Minnesota, has created an unexpected opportunity for pelicans. It takes three years for an otter cub to master the ...