If humans landed on Mars and discovered microbial life. Should we still stay on the Red Planet or just leave it to the microbes? My answer is: I think it’s probably more ideal to just leave and find somewhere else where life doesn’t exist.
Think about this, life on Earth as we know it started with a single microbe, which we call the mother of all cells, and through billions of years of evolution, that microbe gave rise to all the species we see today, the tree of life.
In 5 billion years from now, our sun will turn into a red giant. It will expand in size until it engulfs Earth. Everything we know will be gone, and Mars would take Earth’s place in the habitable zone. Oceans would flow, and life would thrive. Mars is expected to stay in the habitable zone for millions of years, giving these microbes enough time to evolve into more complex organisms. So, by killing these microbes on Mars through survival of the fittest, since we will be the fittest, we will be preventing the evolution of what could become a new, complex, intelligent species on the red planet.
Think of it this way: an alien race visits Earth billions of years ago, back when microbes dominated the planet, and they decide to take over, and due to this competition, the microbes will have a very limited chance to thrive and evolve on our planet. And so, life as we know it wouldn’t exist.
So, should we stay or leave? I think we should only colonise moons and planets that have no life forms on their surface. Wherever there is alien life, it should be left untouched. Still, I wouldn’t mind a sample or two for dissection, just for science.
This is the world's first baby, and it was born twice.
Baby Lynlee was born twice after life-saving surgery had to be performed while she was still in the womb.
Baby Lynlee Hope Boemer from Lewisville, Texas, defied the odds. At just 16 weeks pregnant, her mother, Margaret Hawkins Boemer, was devastated to learn that Lynlee had a sacrococcyx teratoma, a rare tumour growing on her spine.
The mass was draining blood from the fetus, putting her at risk of heart failure. Faced with the possibility of losing her baby, doctors at Texas Children's Fetal Centre performed a highly risky operation at 23 weeks, temporarily removing Lynlee from the womb to extract most of the tumour.
Weighing just 1lb 3oz at the time, she nearly lost her life when her heart stopped during surgery, but a skilled medical team kept her alive. After the procedure, she was carefully placed back into her mother’s womb to continue developing.
Twelve weeks later, Lynlee was officially born again via Caesarean section at nearly full term, weighing 5lb 5oz.
A second surgery at just eight days old helped remove the remaining tumour, and today, she is thriving.
The seeds of Silene stenophylla, found 124 feet beneath Siberian permafrost in a burrow likely made by an Ice Age squirrel, were preserved in frozen ground alongside ancient animal remains like mammoths and bison. This feat shatters previous records, surpassing the former titleholder, a 2,000-year-old date palm, and could transform seed preservation. Experts say the discovery highlights the permafrost’s potential as a natural archive of extinct or ancient species. It also offers critical insights for seed-saving efforts, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, by demonstrating that under the right conditions, seeds may remain viable for tens of thousands of years. The find opens new doors in conservation, agriculture, and understanding ancient ecosystems.
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If humans landed on Mars and discovered microbial life. Should we still stay on the Red Planet or just leave it to the microbes? My answer is: I think it’s probably more ideal to just leave and find somewhere else where life doesn’t exist.
Think about this, life on Earth as we know it started with a single microbe, which we call the mother of all cells, and through billions of years of evolution, that microbe gave rise to all the species we see today, the tree of life.
In 5 billion years from now, our sun will turn into a red giant. It will expand in size until it engulfs Earth. Everything we know will be gone, and Mars would take Earth’s place in the habitable zone. Oceans would flow, and life would thrive. Mars is expected to stay in the habitable zone for millions of years, giving these microbes enough time to evolve into more complex organisms. So, by killing these microbes on Mars through survival of the fittest, since we will be the fittest, we will be preventing the evolution of what could become a new, complex, intelligent species on the red planet.
Think of it this way: an alien race visits Earth billions of years ago, back when microbes dominated the planet, and they decide to take over, and due to this competition, the microbes will have a very limited chance to thrive and evolve on our planet. And so, life as we know it wouldn’t exist.
So, should we stay or leave? I think we should only colonise moons and planets that have no life forms on their surface. Wherever there is alien life, it should be left untouched. Still, I wouldn’t mind a sample or two for dissection, just for science.
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This is the world's first baby, and it was born twice.
Baby Lynlee was born twice after life-saving surgery had to be performed while she was still in the womb.
Baby Lynlee Hope Boemer from Lewisville, Texas, defied the odds. At just 16 weeks pregnant, her mother, Margaret Hawkins Boemer, was devastated to learn that Lynlee had a sacrococcyx teratoma, a rare tumour growing on her spine.
The mass was draining blood from the fetus, putting her at risk of heart failure. Faced with the possibility of losing her baby, doctors at Texas Children's Fetal Centre performed a highly risky operation at 23 weeks, temporarily removing Lynlee from the womb to extract most of the tumour.
Weighing just 1lb 3oz at the time, she nearly lost her life when her heart stopped during surgery, but a skilled medical team kept her alive. After the procedure, she was carefully placed back into her mother’s womb to continue developing.
Twelve weeks later, Lynlee was officially born again via Caesarean section at nearly full term, weighing 5lb 5oz.
A second surgery at just eight days old helped remove the remaining tumour, and today, she is thriving.
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The seeds of Silene stenophylla, found 124 feet beneath Siberian permafrost in a burrow likely made by an Ice Age squirrel, were preserved in frozen ground alongside ancient animal remains like mammoths and bison.
This feat shatters previous records, surpassing the former titleholder, a 2,000-year-old date palm, and could transform seed preservation. Experts say the discovery highlights the permafrost’s potential as a natural archive of extinct or ancient species. It also offers critical insights for seed-saving efforts, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, by demonstrating that under the right conditions, seeds may remain viable for tens of thousands of years. The find opens new doors in conservation, agriculture, and understanding ancient ecosystems.
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