Tag: Life
Earth-size planets may be less common than we thought
As many as 200 worlds beyond our solar system discovered by astronomers may be larger than estimated, which could influence the search for extraterre [...]
Bacteria aligns to magnetic field, needs friends to survive
In her book "Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity and Finding Your Life's Purpose," the sociologist and life coach Martha Beck describes two differe [...]
Finding alien life on Titan will be tough
With rivers, lakes and even seas made of liquid methane and ethane, plus a hidden underground ocean of water, Saturn's moon Titan has long fascinated [...]
Another technological species is highly likely
We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. [...]
‘Microlightning’: Life could have sparked in water droplets
It's a new twist on an old, and hotly debated, theory about the origins of life on Earth. The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled b [...]
‘Great Filter’ is why we haven’t found intelligent aliens
But seriously, where is everybody?
"Where is everybody?" That famous phrase, uttered over lunch by eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, perfectly encap [...]