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Researchers recently studied the emergence of new active sites on resurrected ancestral proteins.
Active Sites on Ancient ProteinsNov. 24, 2017
Supercomputer models of Earth's magnetic field. On the left is a normal dipolar magnetic field, typical of the long years between polarity reversals. On the right is the sort of complicated magnetic field Earth has during the upheaval of a reversal.
Reversing the Geomagnetic FieldNov. 23, 2017
An artist’s conception of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).
CATSUP for Nearby StarsNov. 22, 2017
Cesar Menor-Salvan, Nick Hud, Justin Lawrence, Jacob Buffo, Frank Rosenzweig, Amanda Stockton, Britney Schmidt, Kennda Lynch, Gavin Mendez, George Tan, Jennifer Glass, Zachary Duca, Nadia Szeinbaum, Aaron McKee, Chloe Stanton, and Marcus Bray
Astrobiology Rising at Georgia TechNov. 20, 2017
The mountains of northeastern Oman, known to geologists as the Semail (or Samail) ophiolite.
The Biogenergetics of Low-Temperature SerpentinizationNov. 20, 2017
An artist's conception of planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-sized world to be found in the habitable zone of a star that is similar to our sun.
Modelling the Modern and Archean Solar System in the Hunt for ExoplanetsNov. 17, 2017
Artist rendering of a red dwarf or M star, with three exoplanets orbiting. About 75 percent of all stars in the sky are the cooler, smaller red dwarfs.
Red Dwarf Stars and the Planets Around ThemNov. 15, 2017
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National Academy Call for White PapersNov. 14, 2017
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Microbial Mat SandwichesNov. 14, 2017
Screen shot from Life Underground, where students take the role of investigators of extreme subsurface environments looking for microbial life.
Exploring the Stars Through Video and Board GamesNov. 13, 2017
The thin line of Earth's atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by the crew of the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-129 mission was docked with the station.
A New Carbon Cycle ModelNov. 10, 2017
Siltstones (reddish layers at the cliff base) and limestones (brown rocks above) from the Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA.
Metamorphic Effects on Nitrogen Isotopes in Sedimentary RockNov. 9, 2017
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