The life cycle and climate adaptability of South Africa's endemic Cape Autumn widow butterfly
A recent study published in the open-access journal African Invertebrates provides insights into the life history and ...
Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...
The Houston Riot of 1917 is brought to unforgettable life in Ensemble Theatre's 'Camp Logan'
From the moment we meet the African American soldiers of the 3rd Battalion of the all Black 24th Infantry who arrive at their ...
Ancient DNA analyses bring to life the 11,000-year intertwined genomic history of sheep and humans
Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...
Scientists find traces of life’s building blocks in historic asteroid samples
It took a while for scientists to gain access to the samples that NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission took from the asteroid Bennu, but ...
The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...
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Scientists Discover Traces of Salt Water and Building Blocks of Life in NASA’s Samples From the Asteroid Bennu
Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...
NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life
All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...
What is the Eagles fight song? Lyrics, history of Philadelphia's 'Fly, Eagles, Fly'
The Eagles' fight song is called, "Fly Eagles Fly," or technically, "The Eagles' Victory Song." Originally created by Charles ...
Bennu Asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate and ammonia. Together, ...
A Family’s Heirloom China: The Echoes of History
Responses to a “sad but lovely tale of doomed heirloom dishes.” Also: Protecting federal workers from President Trump. Also: ...
At 94, Brenda Niall talks history, creativity and the meaning of life
Most of us would like to know the secret of a long and fruitful life. Perhaps we could ask Brenda Niall who, at the age of 94 ...