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Redo of a Famous Experiment on the Origins of Life Reveals Critical Detail Missed for Decades

Share this on WhatsApp Sarah Vitak: This is Scientific American’s 60 Second Science. I’m Sarah Vitak.  The question of how life came to be has captivated humans for millennia. The prevailing theory now is that on a highly volatile early earth lightning struck mineral rich waters. And that the energy from lighting strikes turned those […]

How Star Collisions Forge the Universe’s Heaviest Elements

Share this on WhatsApp Bits of the stars are all around us, and in us, too. About half of the abundance of elements heavier than iron originates in some of the most violent explosions in the cosmos. As the universe churns and new stars and planets form out of old gas and dust, these elements […]

How Indigenous Communities in Canada Organized an Exemplary COVID Public Health Response

Share this on WhatsApp The unequal impact of COVID-19 on the health of certain groups, including Black, Latinx and Native Americans, became clear from the outset of the pandemic. The Navajo Nation, Diné Bikéyah, made headlines throughout May 2020 when its per capita COVID-19 infection rate surpassed that of every U.S. state. But although COVID-19’s […]