Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.
How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...
Evidence is mounting that the same basic chemistry that made Earth habitable is unfolding, or once unfolded, on Mars. From ...
Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...
The new findings strengthen the "RNA world" hypothesis that describes how the first life on Earth could have used RNA instead ...
New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...
In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...
New research suggests that amino acids, the fundamental components of life, may have arrived on Earth carried by interstellar ...
We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like?
New experiments suggest RNA, life’s essential molecule, could have formed naturally on early Earth and even arrived from ...
It might sound like something out of an apocalyptic movie, but a supercomputer has predicted the end of the world. But don't worry too much because it's not supposed to happen soon. According to BGR, ...