NASA scientist explores complex question of where life came from, how its biochemistry operates, and what life elsewhere might be like.
Computing the Origin of Life
|Jan 24, 2019
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Testing the Limits of Cosmology
|Jan 23, 2019
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Physicists attempt to answer some of science’s biggest questions about the universe.
Beyond the Goldilocks Zone
|Jan 22, 2019
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The meaning—and range—of “habitable” goes much farther than we once thought.
Chores Are the Worst
|Jan 22, 2019
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Why people wait 10 days to do something that takes 10 minutes.
Faith in Space
|Jan 22, 2019
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Bishops and astronauts gather in Washington to remember Apollo 8.
Why Children’s Picture Books Rock
|Jan 21, 2019
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Science shows that even infants get profound cognitive and behavioral benefits from sharing a vivid story.
Best of the Blood Moon
|Jan 21, 2019
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NPR and others rounded up some of the best photographs from last night’s cosmic spectacle.
Is Ego Depletion a Thing?
|Jan 21, 2019
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A newer study can’t replicate an old one. But is that necessarily a problem?
The Womb Tells All
|Jan 21, 2019
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Natural selection in the womb can explain health problems in adulthood.
Holding Hands with a Chimp
|Jan 20, 2019
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How my suburban-hewn world-view was flipped on its head.