AWAY: The Survival Series Review (PS5)

AWAY: The Survival Series Review (PS5)

A failed wannabe interactive nature documentary

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 20th, 2015
It Was 4.1 Billion Years Ago That Life First Emerged on Our Planet

It Was 4.1 Billion Years Ago That Life First Emerged on Our Planet

That's very soon after Earth formed 4.54 billion years back

Potassium-Ion Batteries Are Back After over 80 Years

Potassium-Ion Batteries Are Back After over 80 Years

Dismissed in 1932, potassium-ion is back with a vengeance

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 31st, 2015
Philae Zooms In on Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P/C-G

Philae Zooms In on Building Blocks of Life on Comet 67P/C-G

The probe landed on its target comet in last year's November

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 25th, 2015
Now Dry and Barren Mars Was Once Habitable, New Evidence Indicates

Now Dry and Barren Mars Was Once Habitable, New Evidence Indicates

Mind you, the fact that Mars might have been habitable in its early days does not mean it undoubtedly hosted life

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 4th, 2015
When Younger, the Sun Might Have Kind of, Sort of Deep-Fried Earth

When Younger, the Sun Might Have Kind of, Sort of Deep-Fried Earth

Scientists suspect that, in its youth, the Sun produced flares strong enough to move through our planet's atmosphere

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 28th, 2015
Life Might Be Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan, Just Not as We Know It

Life Might Be Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan, Just Not as We Know It

Scientists piece together a model of a cell membrane that could form and survive in Titan's liquid methane seas

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 15th, 2015
4 Billion Years Ago, Young Earth's Atmosphere Was Able to Sustain Life

4 Billion Years Ago, Young Earth's Atmosphere Was Able to Sustain Life

The discovery is expected to help scientists better understand how life emerged and evolved on our planet

Why We Are Searching for Signs of Life on Mars of All Planets

Why We Are Searching for Signs of Life on Mars of All Planets

There are eight planets in the Solar System, yet it’s Mars alone scientists are exploring in the hope of finding life

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 9th, 2015
Signs of Life on Mars: Odd Rocks Might Have Been Shaped by Microbes

Signs of Life on Mars: Odd Rocks Might Have Been Shaped by Microbes

Images obtained by the Curiosity rover show rocks on Mars resemble terrestrial structures modeled by microorganisms

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 9th, 2014
Original Spark of Life on Earth Recreated in Laboratory Conditions, Possibly

Original Spark of Life on Earth Recreated in Laboratory Conditions, Possibly

Scientists use laser to ignite a series of chemical reactions, end up creating the molecular building blocks of life

IFA 2014: Medion Life Fitness Armband Is an Activity Tracker Selling Below €100 / $130

IFA 2014: Medion Life Fitness Armband Is an Activity Tracker Selling Below €100 / $130

Medion and Aldi partner up once more to bring a budget wearable to the masses

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 4th, 2014
Planets That Have a Companion Nearby Are More Likely to Host Life

Planets That Have a Companion Nearby Are More Likely to Host Life

New study finds that planets too benefit from having a companion in old age

You're Literally Made of Stars and Billions of Years Old

You're Literally Made of Stars and Billions of Years Old

And the only sucky thing about it is that you might not even know it

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 16th, 2014
Life May Have Originated on the Sea Floor

Life May Have Originated on the Sea Floor

Water world theory catches on more wind with new study

Early Earth Became Habitable Following Meteorite Impacts

Early Earth Became Habitable Following Meteorite Impacts

The first lifeforms to develop here were fostered by these events

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2014
Ancient Asteroid Impact Made Dinosaur-Killing Space Rock Look like a Pebble

Ancient Asteroid Impact Made Dinosaur-Killing Space Rock Look like a Pebble

The newly-discovered impact occurred when the planet was very young

 
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