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

Extremophiles: Life in Extreme Conditions Extremophiles are the superheroes of the microbial world. These organisms find a ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

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

Scientists have been exploring this hidden realm, uncovering an astonishing variety of microbes that survive in extreme ...

The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

Earth received water toward the final stages of its formation. This reshapes understanding of the conditions needed for life.

The meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life ...

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...