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Scientists find mass extinctions can accelerate evolution

Posted in Featured, Software on 14th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

The research supports the idea that mass extinctions actually speed up evolution by unleashing new creativity in adaptations.

Scientists Find Evidence for Ancient Lake in Meridiani Planum on Mars

Posted in Science on 13th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Evidence of an ancient lake that likely represents some of the last potentially habitable surface water ever to exist on the Red Planet.

Small oxygen jump helped enable early animals take first breaths

Posted in Science on 25th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The discovery calls into question the theory that a dramatic change in oxygen level was responsible for the appearance of complicated life like whales, sharks, and squids.

A Russian billionaire just donated $100 million to help find alien life

Posted in Science on 21st Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

The 10-year effort will listen for broadcast signals from a million of the stars closest to Earth.

Some evidence that primitive life may have come to Earth from Space

Posted in Science on 16th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new study reveals that bacteria can survive atmospheric entry.