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How did life begin? An international team of researchers from Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and Germany suggest that the answer ...

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork ...

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. We’ve pieced together a remarkably detailed timeline of ...