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

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...

Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

The report stresses the urgency of protecting biodiversity. It highlights the need for a deeper connection between people and ...

Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA ...

Samples of asteroid Bennu contain molecules that suggest the "conditions necessary for life" were widespread across the early ...

Explore the unique adaptations of the world's slowest snakes, from the hefty Burmese python to the patient rosy boa. Discover ...

CNN reports how new research from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center published to “Nature” has revealed that samples from the near-Earth asteroid, Bennu, contains organic compounds and minerals ...

When exposed to formaldehyde, which was also detected, ammonia can form amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

By exploring Yellowstone's geothermal springs, scientists discovered the microbes that reveal how life adapted to harsh conditions billions of years ago.

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...