Following the worst mass extinction event on Earth, the land was not entirely barren of life. In the wake of this cataclysm, ...
At first glance, a leaf sheep looks a lot like a fictional character. Two cartoonish eyes. Succulent-like leaves branching ...
Ancient lycophytes may have survived extreme heat during Earth’s worst extinction using a rare photosynthesis method.
On Earth Day, we’re reminded just how delicate and interconnected our planet’s systems really are. From the air we breathe to ...
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In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may emerge to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect ...
The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the ...
Researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully synthesized bacteriochlorophyll a, which is a ...
Did you know plants don’t “eat” like we do? Plants don’t grow by getting food through their roots. They are like chefs: they make their food by combining what they find in the air with water from their ...
The most important chemical equation in the world is the following: carbon dioxide plus water plus energy from sun equals sugar plus oxygen (6 CO2) + (6 H20) + (674 calories) = (C6H1206) + (6 02).
Before I retired, I taught science to fourth graders in Midland’s GT program. As a scientist myself, I wanted my students to love science as I knew it: asking and answering questions about big ideas.