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A 3-D view of a model protocell (a primitive cell) approximately 100 nanometers in diameter modeled by a team of researchers at Harvard University. Credit: Janet Iwasa/NSF
Attracting RNA to Protocell MembranesMarch 27, 2016
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Penny Boston Spelunking for Alien Life on EarthMarch 25, 2016
Fullerene molecule (C60).
Rethinking a Geologic Indicator for Impact EventsMarch 24, 2016
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AstRoMap - European Astrobiology RoadmapMarch 23, 2016
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House Passes "INSPIRE Women" Bills, Promoting Women in ScienceMarch 22, 2016
Matching features between two successive passes along the Soquel Canyon wall. The features are shown as yellow circles and matching features are connected in red. There are sufficient correspondences to declare an image match.
Algorithms for Underwater ExplorationMarch 22, 2016
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NASA Selects New Director for Astrobiology InstituteMarch 22, 2016
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Watch the Recordings of the NASA Astrobiology Debates: Eastern Championship March 20, 2016
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Hunting for Exoplanets Via TESSMarch 16, 2016
Artist's concept of the Intelligent Payload Experiment (IPEX) and M-Cubed/COVE-2, two NASA Earth-orbiting cube satellites ("CubeSats") that were launched as part of the NROL-39 GEMSat mission from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on Dec. 5, 2013.
Cloud-Free Observations of EarthMarch 15, 2016
Loki’s Castle is a hydrothermal vent field along the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge discovered by researchers from the Centre for Geobiology in Norway.
A disputed origin for EukaryotesMarch 14, 2016
Dr. Betül Kacar of Harvard University discusses the field of paleogenomics.
Betül Kacar on PaleogenomicsMarch 14, 2016
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