DNA from Icelandic lava flows reveals how microbes move into a brand-new habitat, offering insights into early life on Earth ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars ...

All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor. And it's so much older than we thought. All life on Earth can be traced ...

Research shows how microbes quickly colonize fresh lava, revealing how life rebuilds itself and offering clues for life on ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

Scientists found the first natural proof that underwater volcanoes make ammonia without biology, a reaction that may have helped life begin.

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life on Earth.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, 2025, revealing chemical secrets from a ...

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere. How did life first take shape? A group of scientists from Japan, Malaysia, ...

A new study reveals how specialized microbes might convert Martian regolith into durable, life-supporting structures. Since the moment humans first walked on the Moon, the idea of expanding civilizati ...

Nancy Shute talks about life’s complexities, from its evolution on Earth as a single cell to complex human behavior.