Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
Earth’s First Oceans Were an Acidic Hellscape – Here’s What Happened Next
How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...
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Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago
Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe ...
Genetic heritage from the Stone Age protects against today's chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
In Europe alone, approximately 2 million people live with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), and their incidence has ...
Scientists Used Yellowstone Hot Springs to Study the Moment That Kickstarted Life on Earth
A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.
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The Download: China’s EV to humanoid robot pivot, and voice clone censorship
Chula Vista is one of a dozen departments in the US that operate what are called drone-as-first-responder programs, where ...
Elizabeth Holmes Breaks Her Silence in First Interview from Prison: 'It’s Been Hell and Torture' (Exclusive)
In a Candid, Exclusive Interview, the Former Theranos CEO and Convicted Felon, Shares Her Life Behind Bars and Quest for ...
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Funeral firm offering world's first 'living coffin' - made out of mushrooms
Eco-lovers in the UK can now be buried in the world's first 'living coffin' - which decomposes faster and is made out of mushrooms. The coffins are grown out of pliable mycelium - a mat of fibres and ...
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Robots are bringing new life to extinct species
The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.
Ancient pterosaur bones could inspire the future of aerospace engineering
The microarchitecture of fossil pterosaur bones could hold the key to lighter, stronger materials for the next generation of ...
Almost 800 years of pomp and circumstance ensures the quality of Britain's currency
Judges in red robes and white gloves convened Tuesday in the ornate livery hall of London's Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths ...
Gut-wrenching love: What a fresh look at the ‘Good Samaritan’ story says for ethics today
In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus seems to come down on the side of the broadest possible application of the love ethic. And by emphasizing a particular type of love – the gut-wrenching kind – ...