EXCLUSIVE: Butterfly That Defies Aging Lives 25x Longer Than Peers, May Hold Clues To Human Longevity

By: Rhodilee Jean Dolor The average lifespan of most butterflies is just two to four weeks, but a new study reveals that a neotropical genus of these colorful insects can live nearly a year, or up to 25 times...

Could exoplanets locked in eternal day and endless night support life?

Ever so slightly bigger than Earth, the exoplanet LHS 3844b orbits its parent star, LHS 3844, a red dwarf 48.5 light-years from our solar system. Its rotational speed mirrors its orbital speed. The result? One...

Newborn stars preserve organic-rich gas within ancient supernova debris

For the first time, astronomers have discovered stellar cocoons rich in complex organic molecules within a supernova remnant. A research team from Niigata University, Gifu University, RIKEN and Kyoto...