For whatever reason, life formed on Earth with right-handed DNA and left-handed proteins. But scientists have long wondered if a mirror version of life could be created. While these “mirror ...

A molecular reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland reveals an ancient protein with a surprising function. In a ...

"We do not currently have a consensus whether Earth could avoid being engulfed by the red giant sun in 6 billion years." A planetary system anchored by a dead white dwarf star, located around ...

Professor Richard Allan, lead author of the study at the University of Reading, said: "Think of Earth as a mirror reflecting sunlight back to space. Over time, that mirror is getting dirtier ...

New research may have brought Earth and its inhospitable, "evil twin" even closer together. Today, Venus seems to lack the tectonic activity seen on Earth, but surface features like faults ...

The Current16:05‘Mirror life’ research poses risk to all life on Earth, scientists warn A group of scientists are waving a red flag about research into "mirror life" which they say could ...

Their motivations are diverse. Szostak is trying to solve the mystery of homochirality on Earth, the disappearance of the reflection of the living. Was the mirror broken in the asteroids?