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"If we find just one other example of biology out there, then life is not an accident."

Most people are not experiencing a "good" death.

We don’t need to think about what life is made of but rather what it does.

"Resilience" is being able to withstand hardship; "antifragility" goes one step further.

According to Peter Ward's "Medea hypothesis," photosynthesizing organisms regularly doom most life on Earth by over-consuming carbon dioxide.

Was there ever life on Mars? Is there life on Mars now? Did it originate there or here, on Earth? All possibilities are fascinating.

Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.

Two of the answers add a dimension to physics that doesn’t belong there. Maybe we could call it "astrotheology."

Sex, it turns out, isn’t as easy or simple as popular culture might lead us to believe.

Embark on a journey through one of the most profound ecological transitions in the history of complex life.

Considering the astronomical occupational risks, life insurance was prohibitively expensive for the first NASA astronauts.

A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

The divers spend their waking hours either under hundreds of feet of water on the ocean floor or squeezed into an area the size of a restaurant booth.

Dead whales inspire a way to find extraterrestrial life on Mars.

In the philosophy of Star Wars, the Sith are evil because they surrender to passion. But is a life of total rationality a “good” life?

When the Universe was first born, the ingredients necessary for life were nowhere to be found. Only our "lucky stars" enabled our existence.

Being mortal makes life so much sweeter.

Spend well, save well, live well.

Nagomi helps us find balance in discord by unifying the elements of life while staying true to ourselves.

Venus Life Finder could launch as early as 2023.

Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, rock icon Steve Albini, and comedian Fred Armisen told Kmele how they make sense of the world — and leave their mark on it.

Yes, NASA's Perseverance rover found organics on Mars. So did Curiosity. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean anything in the search for life.

Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.

A next-generation instrument on a delayed rover may be the key to answering the question of life on Mars.

The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.

Stem cells from a fetus can live within the mother for decades — and help her heal.

With such a vast Universe and raw ingredients that seem to be everywhere, could it really be possible that humanity is truly alone?

Science and the sacred both allow us to retain our sense of wonder, even as disaster seems to swirl around us.

A new study provides the first proof-of-principle that genetic material transferred from one species to another can increase both longevity and healthspan in the recipient animal.

We have become the greatest threat to ourselves and to life on this planet. We need a set of agreed-upon safeguards to preserve our future.