Giuseppe Frisella·5h agoPrimates may have evolved in a place we never expectedWhen we think about the origin of primates, we usually imagine tropical forests full of monkeys and other tree-dwelling animals…A response icon1A response icon1
Giuseppe Frisella·5h agoWhat will humans look like in 5 million years?If humans — or something descended from us — are still around 5 million years from now, our evolution could take some very unexpected…A response icon1A response icon1
Giuseppe Frisella·1d agoThe first artificial cells that are starting to look aliveCreating artificial life has been one of the biggest dreams in biology. For a long time, it seemed almost impossible: we can understand how…A response icon1A response icon1
Giuseppe Frisella·1d agoCould humanity survive if the Sun suddenly disappeared?Imagine that one day we discovered something impossible: the Sun would stop shining in the near future. Would humanity be able to survive?A response icon1A response icon1
Giuseppe Frisella·2d agoThe Last Civilization in the Universe: What Will Exist After 10 Quadrillion Years?Ten quadrillion years from now, the Universe will be in the dark and gloomy Degenerate Era. There will be no more gas and dust available to…A response icon2A response icon2
Giuseppe Frisella·2d agoWhat Would a Planet Dominated by Silicon Life Actually Look Like?Forget the classic idea of walking rock monsters made of stone. A planet with silicon-based life would probably be something much stranger…A response icon2A response icon2
Giuseppe Frisella·3d agoWhat Would Happen If a Human Was Trapped in the Carboniferous Period?Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts. We are about to travel to the end of the Carboniferous period, around 359 to 299…A response icon2A response icon2
Giuseppe Frisella·3d agoDid We Just Find a Black Hole That Shouldn’t Exist?We might have just found the first possible evidence of a primordial black hole.A response icon3A response icon3
Giuseppe Frisella·4d agoHow do animals that experience time differently from us perceive the world?Animals do not all experience time at the same speed. The way a creature perceives changes around it depends on its body size, metabolism…A response icon1A response icon1
Giuseppe Frisella·4d agoWhy Hiroshima Is Habitable Today Despite Uranium-235’s 700 Million Year Half-LifeA half-life of 700 million years might sound like uranium-235 should remain dangerous for an extremely long time, but this is exactly why…A response icon2A response icon2