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A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles

Posted on April 26, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!

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    For the first time, large self-replicating molecules win evolution

    Posted on April 22, 2021June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

    How can molecules evolve to become more complex, to the point that smaller ones might eventually become large, complex, biological…

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      More human stuff than all living biomass?

      Posted on April 19, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Humanity grows and nature gets smaller. Earth now has more human-made stuff than all living #biomass. But how do we even measure something…

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        What happens when astronaut teams don’t get along?

        Posted on April 15, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Professor Contractor Noshir knows how to help you get along better with your coworkers. He studies the interpersonal dynamics of crews in…

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          Helping plants adapt to spaceflight stress

          Posted on April 12, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          How can astronauts grow plants in space, or farm on Mars? This is the subject of much ongoing research, and one study found that activating…

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            A software program builds alternative DNA molecules

            Posted on April 7, 2021March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

            Scientists are using computer programs to understand our early beginnings. Click on the link to see how they are doing it, and how they…

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              Does science have anything to say about cancel culture?

              Posted on March 22, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Whether it’s cartoons, advertisement strategies, rappers, or even podcasts, in the last few years Americans have been speaking out and…

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                Microbes from extreme environments help us study space

                Posted on March 18, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Space is a hostile place. It has numerous stressors which make it seem impossible for Earth-like life to thrive there. Some of these…

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                  Giant dinosaur tracks found in a cave in France

                  Posted on March 15, 2021June 25, 2025 by Gina Misra

                  Sauropods were previously thought to have had their heyday in the Late Jurassic period. Recent fossil evidence says it was probably much…

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                    An estimated 17% of COVID-19 cases show no symptoms

                    Posted on March 11, 2021June 25, 2025 by Nathan Gock

                    Questions surrounding the nature of asymptomatic cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been present since near the beginning of…

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