How can these strange cells explain the origin of complex life?
citations RB Pedersen et al. Discovery of a black smoker field and vent fauna at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. Nature […]
He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale. He swirls the bottle
Dark matter ‘nuggets’ could explain the Milky Way’s mysterious glow
A puzzling ultraviolet light seen across the Milky Way could come from the destruction of nuggets of dark matter, the
Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap
On August 16, 2012, residents of the tiny Dutch village of Huizinge were rattled by an inexplicably large 3.6 magnitude
Two more antibiotics have been approved in the U.S. to treat gonorrhea
The pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is notorious for its ability to develop drug resistance. But now
New Hubble images may solve the case of a disappearing exoplanet
Two asteroid-sized objects orbiting a famous star have collided, Hubble Space Telescope images suggest. The collision provides a rare look
A volcanic eruption might have helped bring the Black Plague to Europe
An erupting volcano may have kicked off a chain of events that led to the swift dance of the Black
Research hailing the benefits of the COVID-19 shot keeps coming
Good health news for babies, kids and adults regarding the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination kept coming in December. Pregnant people
An asteroid could hit the moon in 2032, scattering debris toward Earth
NEW ORLEANS — There’s about a 4 percent chance that a building-sized asteroid will hit the moon in 2032. Moreover,
Drought may have doomed the ‘hobbits’ of Flores
A new climate record suggests that Homo floresiensis — pint-size human relatives nicknamed “hobbits” — endured thousands of years of