Scientists have been searching for earth like life on other planets. But what kind of alternatives to water could sustain life? Well this is a great question, because for decades, nassa's mission statement has been, follow the water. Other solvents can do the same thing but are not as good at staying in liquid form. The best way we find any chemical anywhere is to go to that place and stick it through some scientific instruments.
Mass shootings in Buffalo, Tulsa and Uvalde appear to have broken a longstanding impasse over federal gun laws. A bipartisan group of senators has laid out a legislative framework—but whether that turns into an actual bill remains unclear. Scientists are rethinking what might constitute the building blocks of extraterrestrial life. And why people seem to love boring video games.
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