The complex precursors to biological molecules can form spontaneously in interstellar space, according to a lab experiment ...

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

In high enough doses, hydrogen cyanide can kill an adult human in minutes, but the chemical may be the reason why we’re here ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets.

Cold cosmic dust grains can link amino acids into protein‑like chains in deep space, suggesting life’s chemistry may begin ...

Bright white rocks spotted by NASA’s Perseverance rover are rewriting what we thought we knew about ancient Mars. These ...