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

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

The landing site dates back to the same era when the earliest microscopic life forms began emerging on Earth.

This discovery suggests that asteroids may have brought these molecules to Earth billions of years ago. The presence of nucleic acid bases on Bennu opens perspectives for understanding how the first ...

Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...

It’s fun to conceptualise like this, and set the human story within the grand perspective of Earth’s history. But there’s a ...

New research reveals that Earth and Mars lost essential elements due to violent cosmic collisions, not early planetary ...

A recent theory proposes that whales weren't just predators in the ocean environment: Nutrients that whales excreted may have provided a key fertilizer to these marine ecosystems. Oceanographers now ...

Teachers can engage students in creative, informative activities to learn more about the spring equinox and how it is ...

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

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed ...