Tag: solar system
Fact Check: Did Scientists Really Detect Evidence of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b?
The molecule is dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), and on Earth its sole known source is life (specifically, marine phytoplankton algae).
Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation
When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains.
Intelligent Design in Action: Mars Archaeology
A new scientific research field began when intelligently designed artifacts started appearing on a lifeless planet.
Europa Clipper: The Moon Mission Making Waves
Astrobiologists hope this mission will help answer a couple of big questions in astrobiology.
Beauty and Our Privileged Planet
As Jay Richards and I argue in our book, nature seems designed in such a way that the most habitable places are the best places to do science.