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

Cambridge University astronomers spotted two molecules in the planet's atmosphere that give them cause for their theory.

New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life.

Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

A study has revealed the 'strongest hints yet of biological activity outside' our solar system building on previous exciting ...

Humans who've spent time in space, including Britain's first ever ... viewed her home life. The Imperial College London academic told MailOnline: 'After I returned to Earth, I realised that ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of science’s biggest questions ... One of the leading theories, first proposed by American scientists Stanley Miller and Harold C. Urey back in 1953, suggests ...

Two NASA rovers on Mars recently made two independent discoveries further indicating that ancient life may have once existed ...