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Scientists are trying to create new life, whether to understand how biology first developed on Earth, or design new cells from scratch. But life hasn’t happened — at least not yet. And questions around safety, as well as what even constitutes life in the first place, continue to swirl.
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For countless generations, humanity has gazed at the stars, planets, and great canopy of the Milky Way in the night sky, wondering who else or what else may be out there. Here in 2026, we’ve searched tens of thousands of star systems for signs of life, for signals of potentially intelligent extraterrestrial origin, including through radio…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut has delivered a Mid-Autumn Festival blessing to residents from outer space, expressing her deep affection and longing for her home city. “Looking at the moon from here and looking down at the earth, I increasingly miss my family and friends in Hong Kong,” Lai Ka-ying said in a Mandarin speech recorded in…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut has delivered a Mid-Autumn Festival blessing to residents from outer space, expressing her deep affection and longing for her home city.
Photo Essay | From sampling hydrothermal vents and abandoned mines to lab experiments that replicate Mars’ atmosphere, scientists are using what we know about life on Earth to understand how it may…
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Chimeras, or animals with human cells and tissues, are not new, and researchers have long used them to gain insights into diseases and even as a potential source of transplantable organs. But the research brings up thorny ethical questions regarding animal rights and the moral status of chimeric creatures.
