The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

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Paul Doyle will appear in court for sentencing today after causing scenes of carnage during Liverpool FC’s Premier League ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they have shown how it could have formed on our planet eons ago. But not everyone ...

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor. And it's so much older than we thought. All life on Earth can be traced ...