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The oldest sediment DNA discovered so far comes from Greenland and is 2 million years old.

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From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

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This article explores the unsettling story of how Albert Einstein's brain was removed without consent after his death, its ...

While alien hunting is often associated with tinfoil hats and flying saucers, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ...

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While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...