Rovers sent to Mars have so far failed to detect life, likely because it doesn’t exist on the Red Planet. But we can’t say ...

An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

“One of the goals [of astrobiology] is to go to [other worlds] and look for microorganisms, but in the meantime there’s so ...

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

China has reached a decisive milestone by achieving the first artificial photosynthesis in space aboard the Tiangong station.