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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The first polymers of life may have arisen by a daily process still observed on Earth today, such as the repeated drying and refilling of pond water. Credit: Karl Magnacca, John Boyer/SXC, bearfotos/Freepik, Vecteezy.com, and NASA Goddard Photo and Video / Center for Chemical Evolution