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Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...

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The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Penn State researchers think a key ingredient for life may have formed in deep freeze, not in a warm asteroid puddle. A space sample with a new twistScientists at Penn State; led by geoscientist ...

Sorbitol, a popular sugar-free sweetener, may not be as harmless as its label suggests. Researchers found it can be turned into fructose in the liver, triggering effects similar to regular sugar. Gut ...

New research from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory provides the strongest evidence so far that a prolonged drought reshaped life on Rapa Nui ...

The International Security and Arms Control (CISAC) is a permanent committee to bring the resources of the Academy to bear on ...