We’re getting close to recreating the first step in evolution of life
RNA is thought to have played a key role in life getting started Shutterstock/nobeastsofierce The goal of understanding how inert…
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The Last of Us Science Adviser Says COVID Changed How We View Zombie Stories
The year was 2013, and the release of a hotly anticipated zombie-apocalypse video game was on the horizon. The game,…
Upgraded Very Large Array Telescope Will Spot Baby Solar Systems—If It’s Funded
New Mexico’s Plains of San Agustin are otherworldly: Silence, sand and sharp plants reign on the valley floor. Knobbly volcanic…
Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identified
Scientists have finally solved the mystery behind the identity of a prehistoric sea monster. The marine reptile, which could grow…
You can make fair dice from any shape you like
All of these strange-looking dice can produce a desired probability distribution Keenan Crane Gamers everywhere, rejoice: researchers have discovered that…
Best home exercise equipment for beginners 2025: Everything you need to start your fitness journey
Starting out on your fitness journey is daunting enough, let alone buying your first-ever fitness kit. It can be scary…
Medieval woman was executed and displayed on London riverbank
The shore of the river Thames in London, close to where the woman’s remains were found Crispin Hughes/Alamy A woman…
AI-powered weather forecasts could miss extreme storms
Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and…
Twin babies buried in Roman Croatia 2,000 years ago may have died of lead poisoning, study suggests
Nearly 2,000 years ago, fraternal twin infants — one boy and one girl — were buried facing each other in…
The world could experience a year above 2°C of warming by 2029
Greenhouse gas missions have driven 1.44°C of warming since pre-industrial times Chris Conway/Getty Images The world could see its first…