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“What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter.”

There are plenty of life-friendly stellar systems in the Universe today. But at some point in the far future, life’s final extinction will occur.

In “Life As No One Knows It,” Sara Imari Walker explains why the key distinction between life and other kinds of “things” is how life uses information.

Sophisticated rovers have found the conditions for Martian life, as well as the building blocks of life, but never life itself. AI can help.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Paul Nurse defines the 5 core principles of life.

Although early Earth was a molten hellscape, once it cooled, life arose almost immediately. That original chain of life remains unbroken.

How can you maximize the amount of love and happiness in your life? One of history’s greatest scientists found the answer: with math.

So far, Earth is the only planet that we’re certain possesses active life processes. Here’s what we shouldn’t assume about life elsewhere.

Origin of life studies have always focused on a set of strict environments that could give rise to life. Ante-life opens new possibilities.

Physicist Sean Carroll on entropy, complexity, and the origins of life:

There are many things in life that cannot be improved with greater effort. Sometimes, life requires that you step back.

How do scientists measure and define life in the natural world? Dr. Lee Cronin gives us a definition, in 4 minutes:

We are not the center of the Universe, but life is.

Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing “states of matter” that require special consideration.

“I hope we take a mindset where we are willing to look for weird life in weird places.”

The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.

“The physics of the universe doesn’t predict the emergence of biology.” Glasgow chemist Lee Cronin explains how inanimate matter becomes evolutionary:

From Taoism to hedonism, philosophers have devised all sorts of ways to live your best life.

The best answer we have is, “Life is matter with intentionality.”

Finding life beyond our Solar System requires understanding its host planet.

Life in the supremely vast cosmos is incredibly rare. We need a new vision for our living planet and for ourselves.

Daydreaming can be a pleasant pastime, but people who suffer from maladaptive daydreaming are trapped by their fantasies.

The case for why NASA should pivot to searching for current — not ancient — signs of life.

“I study the mineral kingdom — and its secrets could lead us to alien life.”

From flow to emotional intelligence, these insightful books feature actionable advice you can try out today.

For billions of years on Earth, life was limited to simple unicellular, non-differentiated organisms. In a mere flash, that changed forever.

The Moon is the most likely place for evidence from the dawn of life on Earth to be preserved in cold storage.

Well-preserved ancient plants and other finds at the Clarkia fossil beds hint at what kind of evidence any Martian life may have left behind.

In a recent paper, biologists outlined a three-part hypothesis for how all life as we know it began.

In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.