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Miller-Urey experiment
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Did Cosmic Rays Decide the Shape of Your DNA?
The very twist of your DNA might be a direct consequence of a fundamental asymmetry in the universe, delivered to the primordial Earth by high-energy cosmic rays.
Scientists claim to have found evidence of alien life. But ‘biosignatures’ might hide more than they reveal
Artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b. A. Smith/N. Madhusudhan (University of Cambridge) Campbell Rider, University of Sydney Whether…
Did Asteroids Seed Life?
Early Earth experienced violent asteroid impacts that vaporized oceans and altered the atmosphere, potentially creating conditions necessary for…