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Since life first sprung from the primordial ooze about 3.6 billion years ago, it has evolved a multitude of fantastical forms. Towering redwood trees soar to heights of 300 feet, while hundreds of ...

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Sara Imari Walker receives funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the John Templeton Foundation relevant to the work in this article. She is also a member of the External ...

At a fundamental level, our Universe is made of particles, forces, interactions, and the fabric of space and time. Spacetime forms the ever-evolving stage on which the play of the cosmos unfolds, ...

Florian Neukart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...