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For many, replacing 2020 with 2021 on calendars, to-do lists, and personal checks (and in our minds) comes with a sigh of relief—however short-lived. But, despite the year's massive (and necessary) influx of research and stories on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2...

New evidence shows the first building blocks of life on Earth may have been messier than previously thought By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy When the Earth was born, it was a mess. Lightning storms and meteors likely bombarded the planet’s surface, a barren...

Accolades, innovations, and world-firsts Often, small successes—even major accomplishments—stay hidden in the Lab. So, when we root out these diamond-like innovations, we try to spread the news to you, our audience. Based on skyrocketing pageviews, you...

Inosine could be a potential route to the first RNA and the origin of life on Earth By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Our prehistoric Earth, bombarded with asteroids, rife with bubbling geothermal pools, may not seem hospitable to humankind today. But somewhere...