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Seeds of life among the stars: MIT scientists find complex carbon molecules in a distant cloud, pointing to clues to Earth’s beginnings!
This discovery supports the idea that life's building blocks were present early in the Solar System…
Perseverance rover has found a rock with potential signs of ancient life on Mars! Scientists can’t wait to bring it back
The rock exhibits chemical signatures and structures that might have formed billions of years ago, …
The obscure building code that's ruining America's apartments
An obscure building code is ruining apartments and stopping new ones from getting built. The answer…
James Rodriguez
The James Webb Space Telescope found a molecular building block of life hiding in the Orion Nebula
New images from the Webb Telescope revealed methyl cation, or CH3+ molecule, in a young star system…
Natalie Musumeci,Morgan McFal…
How reproductive rights, Greek life, and celebrity endorsements could prove key to Kamala Harris' bid for women voters
Vice President Kamala Harris will hope to garner big support among women, who tend to vote at highe…
Rebecca Rommen,Nathan Rennolds
Before people rush to Montreal to live their best life, they should know my city's beautiful veneer is starting to crack
I've raised my family in Montreal, so I know how lovely it can be. But our city is also dealing wit…
Helen Wolkowicz
Democrats in Texas and New York are blocking efforts to build cheaper housing while also making life more difficult for Airbnb landlords
The second-largest blue state and the biggest red state in the country are usually at odds on major…
Eliza Relman
A Texas baby boomer who retired at 60 and moved to Mexico says housing, food, and a good life are cheaper, but gas is more expensive
Geary Bartmess III retired at age 60 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after a career as a lawyer in Tex…
John Towfighi
6 game-changing discoveries the James Webb Space Telescope made in its first year include the earliest black hole, the birth of distant stars, and building blocks of life
"One of the great things about Webb is every time we see a new result we're all just sitting around…
Maiya Focht
NASA just scored a badly needed win: The best potential evidence of alien life yet
The Perseverance rover found potential evidence of life on Mars. Three features make the rock promi…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
Long shot Democratic challenger for president credits AI with helping him block a Biden sweep in the primaries
Jason Palmer, a Democratic challenger for president, has adopted AI in his campaign, and he says it…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
Saudi Arabia is trying to build the largest linear city ever. It's a visionary but flawed concept, urban planners say.
Architects, urban planners, and academics spoke to Business Insider about whether a line really is …
Polly Thompson
Building blocks of life discovered in Titan’s atmosphere — NASA discovers a ‘weird’ molecule on Saturn’s largest moon
This is a big deal because out of over 200 moons within our solar system, and 62 that belong to …
I spent my early 20s renting in expensive US cities. Life isn't cheaper for me in the suburbs, but it's better and more fun.
I spent most of my 20s renting in New York City and Jersey City. At 27, I moved to the Pennsylvania…
Amory Rose
Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope
Astronomers want to build giant telescopes on the moon. They're already drafting blueprints and mak…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
5 ways to build better money and health habits, according to a certified financial planner
Follow these strategies to achieve your resolutions in 2024. To build a new habit, commit to doing …
Elle Hardy
A med student wanted to simplify his life, so he spent $33,000 turning a van into a tiny house. Take a look inside.
Medical school student Ethan Liebross says he parks his van on the street about 10 minutes from cam…
Amanda Goh
A bodybuilder ditched his low-carb diet and started eating potatoes 6 times a day. He got in the best shape of his life.
A bodybuilder got the body he'd always dreamed in his 40s, when he started eating lots of carbs, mo…
Rachel Hosie
Comets that bounce around the universe could be delivering the ingredients for life to alien planets
It could help narrow down the search for exoplanets that have the correct conditions for a comet to…