Spotify playlists are a surprisingly big part of my life. I make a handful of new, curated, choreographed ones for the spin ...

The following is an extract from our nature newsletter Wild Wild Life. Sign up to receive it for free in your inbox every month. Until recently, many discounted the idea that life could have existed ...

In a new book, physicist Sara Walker argues that assembly theory can explain what life is, and even help scientists create new forms of it. Sara Walker, a physicist at Arizona State University, says ...

In our fast-paced, modern world, finding balance and harmony can feel like an elusive goal. Yet, just as the heart maintains its rhythm to keep us alive, we, too, can cultivate a set of life rhythms ...

It's unclear exactly who first uttered the saying, which has appeared in a few different wordings since the 1940s. The earliest source we could potentially attach a name to is a 1947 advertisement for ...

Many may view a measurement of life expectancy as an estimate for how long an average person is expected to live. But in public health, that’s likely not what it actually reflects. While two primary ...

Earth formed roughly 4.6 billion years ago, and for several hundred million years the planet’s surface was almost certainly too hot and heavily bombarded by comets and asteroids to be hospitable to ...

The life expectancy of men in the U.S. is nearly six years shorter than that of women, according to new research published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The picture is especially concerning for ...

Life Extension is a company that sells supplements and lab tests through its website. Customers can contact the customer support team at any time, but accessing a product’s certificate of analysis can ...

Jordi Paps does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

What is life? Like most great questions, this one is easy to ask but difficult to answer. Scientists have been trying for centuries, and philosophers have done so for millennia. Today our knowledge is ...

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