AvatarAustin SpearsLifelike chemicals may hold the secret to the origin of lifebigthink.com - Adam FrankThe origin of life is one of the oldest, most important, and most vexing questions in science. How do a bunch of chemicals somehow combine to create …
AvatarAustin SpearsWhat was it like when life first sprang forth on Earth?bigthink.com - Ethan SiegelIf you came to our Solar System right after it formed, you would have seen a completely foreign-looking sight. Our Sun would have been about the same …
AvatarAustin SpearsDeep Beneath Earth’s Surface, Clues to Life’s OriginsQuanta Magazine - Maya Wei-HaasLast spring, scientists retrieved a trove of mantle rocks from underneath the Atlantic seafloor — a bounty that could help write the first chapter of …
AvatarAustin SpearsOctopuses may be terrifically smart because of this genetic quirk they share with humansLive Science - By Ben TurnerOctopus brains may have grown smart from an enormous diversity of microRNAs that let them grow multiple types of brain cells. Octopuses may have …
AvatarAustin SpearsEthereal New Plant Species Doesn't Use Photosynthesis - It's Found Something Sneakierverified_publisherScienceAlert - Tessa KoumoundourosCloaked by the shadows of enchanting Asian woodlands, strange growths can be seen peeking out from between leaf litter like the ghosts of long-dead …
AvatarAustin SpearsHow Supergenes Beat the Odds—and Fuel EvolutionWIRED - Carrie ArnoldStretches of DNA that lock inherited traits together often accumulate harmful mutations. But they also hold genetic benefits for species. Thousands of …