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AlphaGenome, accessible via API, cracks the “junk DNA” code, outperforms top rivals in key tests, and puts advanced genomics ...

The Egyptian ankh—a symbol of life—has long intrigued scholars and conspiracy theorists alike for its resemblance to the Christian cross. This video explores the real connection between the ankh and ...

The Egyptian hieroglyphic ankh looks kind of similar to the Christian cross. This has lead some conspiracy theorists to argue ...

Hungarian biologist Tibor Gánti is an obscure figure. Now, more than a decade after his death, his ideas about how life began are finally coming to fruition. An oil painting of Hungarian ...

More information: Megan E. Edwards et al, Hope as a meaningful emotion: Hope, positive affect, and meaning in life., Emotion (2025). DOI: 10.1037/emo0001513 ...

Credit: CfA/M. Weiss Astronomers have found a rare form of methanol, a type of alcohol, in a planet-forming disk, providing a critical step in understanding how life beyond Earth may form.

One key approach is to pay attention to and appreciate positive moments — even small ones. While we often think about future milestones, simply noticing when things are going well can foster hope.

Jim McCann, the founder of 1-800-Flowers.com, has been writing the Celebrations Pulse, a weekly letter to customers, since March 2020. In this week’s edition, he explores the role of music in ...

Research into the origin of life. Learn how certain small molecule interactions may have been responsible for the life itself. You will find scientific theories and findings here.

The findings suggest primitive eukaryotes were widespread between about 1.6 billion and 800 million years ago, comprising what the scientists have called a “lost world” of early complex life.