Scientists have created an artificial RNA system that can copy itself using simple building blocks and temperature changes.

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The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

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Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is visiting a home away from Earth that has seen continuous human presence ...

From puberty to menopause, and everything in between, women’s bodies go through a lot. We might know the fundamentals – what ...

In April, scientists announced that they had used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to find a potential signature of alien life in the glow of a distant planet. Other scientists were quick to ...

Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is visiting a home away from Earth that has seen continuous human presence ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

With Senior Convocation and Commencement Weekend under their belts, six members of Cornell’s graduating Class of 2025 spoke with The Sun, sharing thoughts about their time in Ithaca and future plans.

The experiments show a real chance of creating self-sufficient, closed-loop living spaces using shelters made from ...