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Breaking Records: US Life Expectancy Soars to New Heights—What’s Fueling the Surge?

13 hours ago04 mins

Image Credit: dragoscondrea/123rf.com Life expectancy in the United States has reached a historic high in 2024, climbing to 79 years—the highest level ever recorded. This increase marks a significant recovery following years of decline attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising drug overdose deaths. Early projections for 2025 indicate the possibility of continued improvement. The…

From Droplets to Life: Unveiling the Surprising Role of Water in Earth’s Origins

10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Image Credit: mikesdeemer/123rf.com A recent study from Stanford University suggests that the origin of life on Earth may have been influenced by small electrical sparks known as “microlightning,” produced by interactions between water droplets. This research, conducted by the Zare Lab, reexamines the foundational Miller-Urey experiment of 1952, which sought to replicate the conditions of…