Childhood adversity doesn't just affect our choices – according to new research, it also weakens the body's fundamental ability to stay healthy in old age.
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Scientists say they've found fossils showing life existed on Earth 3.7 billion years ago. How good is the evidence? And what does it mean for the search for life elsewhere in our solar system?
The debate has raged for years on the origin of life-like structure in an ancient rocky find in Western Australia. But is it evidence of early life?
Evolution of life on Earth began about 3.5 billion years ago but it has not been a constant or continuous process. During the middle years of Earth’s history (1.8 billion to 800 million years ago), evolution…
The Observer has published what it regards as the top 20 questions in Science. Number one on the list is the question of what the universe is made of. Specifically the 95% of the universe that we cannot…
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Planetary Scientist, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
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Distinguished Professor of Geology, University of Tasmania
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Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Electron Microscopy, The University of Western Australia
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Researcher in Social Epidemiology, University of York
