Tag: Harvard Origins of Life Initiative

  • Science & Tech

    ‘Godzilla of Earths’ discovered

    Astronomers announced Monday that they have discovered a new type of planet — a rocky world weighing 17 times as much as Earth. This planet is all solids and much bigger than previously discovered “super-Earths,” making it a “mega-Earth.”

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  • Health

    Studying the roots of life

    Key amino acids important for biological life are among the ones most easily formed in nature, according to Ralph Pudritz from McMaster University.

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