Asking a biologist to define 'life' is a bit like looking-up the word 'definition' in a dictionary — it's as if you're questioning their very existence. Biologists like myself don't agree on what life ...

Scientists have debated the definition of life for decades, but they still lack a consensus on the answer. Experts believe that "edge cases" make life difficult to define and blur boundaries across ...

People often feel that they can intuitively recognize whether something is alive, but nature is filled with entities that flout easy categorization as life or non-life — and the challenge may ...

A number of Democrats across the country celebrated International Women's Day on Wednesday, despite having previously been either unwilling or unable to provide a definition of what a "woman" is. The ...

Entrepreneurship is a concept that has gained tremendous interest in the last decade due to the rising global trend of self-made business successes and the allure of innovative startups. The term ...

Safety-net hospitals face a number of longstanding challenges thrown into the spotlight by COVID-19, from competition with wealthier hospitals to uneven government support. But another challenge is ...