One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

The transition from simple chemistry to the complex biology of molecules that gave rise to life is a puzzle that scientists ...

All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor. And it's so much older than we thought. All life on Earth can be traced ...

From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to ...

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...

Research shows how microbes quickly colonize fresh lava, revealing how life rebuilds itself and offering clues for life on ...

It's one of life's biggest questions - are we alone in the universe? Now, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared ...

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars ...

New Life for Old Spaces competition, showcasing small-scale adaptive reuse projects reimagining overlooked buildings.

Bennu samples reveal biological sugars, a strange, gum-like material, and ancient stardust that shed light on the early solar ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

In 1944, Erwin Schrödinger published a book called What Is Life?. The physicist, famous for his alive-and-dead cat, clearly relished a brainteaser. Today, there is still no good definition. Life is ...