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Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.
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An Arctic ‘beyond recognition’ by 2100
A new review paper, led by NSIDC senior research scientist Julienne Stroeve and published in Science on February 6, 2025, ...
From Lava to Life: Unlocking Earth’s Oldest Mysteries
Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.
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Earth's missing elements were lost in violent collisions during formation
New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary formation processes ...
Scientists make ‘rare advance’ in tackling the oldest unsolved problem in physics
Physicists have long tried to model the chaotic phenomenon of turbulence. Now, a team has pioneered a new quantum ...
How life's building blocks took shape on early Earth: The limits of membraneless polyester protocell formation
One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth's missing elements
Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...