An astronomer at Columbia University is suggesting that because life emerged so soon on Earth after its formation, it may ...

Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals ...

The detected biosignature chemicals are similar to the chemicals made by life on Earth. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) spotted the biosignature in the atmosphere of K2-18b, suggesting ...

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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's atmosphere that are associated with life on Earth. Astronomers at the University of Cambridge in England announced ...

A new kind of microscope called ELVIS is heading to the International Space Station to change how we study life in space. By ...

One of the world’s greatest mysteries is how life on Earth began. Scientists have long sought to decipher where and how prebiotic molecules — those that preceded life — emerged. A new study suggests ...

Scientists discovered complex life may have started 1.5 billion years earlier than previously thought thanks to phosphorus.