Tag: life
Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the...
Tara Deans, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The...
Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that...
Paula Vene Smith, Grinnell College
The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young...
When human life begins is a question of politics – not...
Sahotra Sarkar, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
A Texas law that aims to eliminate...
Bringing Mars rocks back to Earth: On Feb. 18, Perseverance Rover...
Jim Bell, Arizona State University
Editor’s note: On Feb. 18, NASA’s Mars 2020 mission arrived at the red planet...
The detection of phosphine in Venus’ clouds is a big deal...
Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
On Sept. 14, 2020, a new planet was added to the list of potentially habitable worlds in the...
Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – so why draw...
Quentin Wheeler, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Antonio G. Valdecasas, CSIC - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and...
It’s mostly mothers who pass on mitochondria – and a new...
Arunas L. Radzvilavicius, University of Pennsylvania
Evolutionary interests of males and females do not always coincide. This is known as sexual conflict: male innovations that...
EXPLORING NATURE
How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...
Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution
Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...
