Oxygen alone may not be enough to detect life on exoplanets
Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds or exoplants for gases that might be produced by life can’t rely on the…
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Astronomers searching the atmospheres of alien worlds or exoplants for gases that might be produced by life can’t rely on the…
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) — among other telescopes — have determined…
Paleontologists have described three new small squirrel-like species that place a poorly understood Mesozoic group of animals firmly in the…
Collecting plant and animal specimens is essential for scientific studies and conservation and does not, as some critics of the practice…
By analysing the genome of a terrestrial alga, a research group including researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kazusa DNA Research…
New deep sea mushroom-shaped organisms discovered Organisms’ discovery spurs identification of 2 new species Scientists discovered two…
Study finds marine protected areas inadequate for protecting fish and ocean ecology A new study reports that an expansion of marine…
Long-term patterns in Earth’s climate show glacial cycles that correspond to variations in Earth’s orbital geometry and affect the…
Alternate mechanism of species formation picks up support, thanks to a South American ant A newly-discovered species of ant supports a…
Climate relicts may help researchers understand climate change While hiking through the Ozarks’ characteristic oak and hickory forests…