Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...

For centuries, humanity has gazed into the night sky, wondering if there are other planets capable of supporting life. Among ...

Scale, collaborations and specialism are key ingredients that she and her team are betting on, Kate Ward, managing director, ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery—a new Earth-like exoplanet, Proxima b, located in the Alpha Centauri system. This remarkable planet lies within the "habitable zone" of its star, where ...

Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

"The existence of any vesicles on Titan would demonstrate an increase in order and complexity, which are conditions necessary for the origin of life." ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published ...

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? - Ultimately, scientists are searching for an answer to one of the great questions ...

Described as "Earth's kryptonite twin," jadarite is a rare and fascinating mineral that quickly caught the attention of ...