Earth’s atmosphere might have contributed to the origin of life more than previously thought. In a study published Dec. 1 in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," CU Boulder ...

Can you drill a hole in a cube that an identical cube could fall through? Prince Rupert of the Rhine first asked this question in the 17th century, and he soon found out the answer is yes. One can ...

A group of researchers from China's Fujian Normal University and the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom has fabricated a carbon-based on antimony sulfoselenide (Sb2(S,Se)3) solar cell that ...

Can't-Miss Play: 74-yard TD! Malik Washington scores NFL's first punt-return TD of 2025 Colts steal improbable victory from Broncos after officials throw game-changing flag as clock runs out What to ...

Astronomers have long sought signs of life beyond Earth, with exoplanets like K2-18 b — a world about 124 light-years away — offering tantalizing possibilities. In 2023 and again in April 2025, a team ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's concept shows what K2-18b might look like. Thought to be covered entirely in liquid water with a hydrogen-rich ...

Dimethyl sulfide, also known as DMS, sounds like it could be a chemical compound you’d try to avoid on an ingredient label or the poisonous ingredient in a murder mystery. But some scientists view ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they’d found a molecule in a faraway planet’s atmosphere that could signal life there. But a new analysis by University of Chicago ...

Although scientists at the University of Cambridge suggest they have detected chemical signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth, a Harvard professor says there are problems with that ...

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