The moon has been our friendly neighbour in the sky for billions of years. It has guided us home, kept us on time, protected ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows. The complex precursors to ...

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

For many years, scientists believed that life in Utah’s Great Salt Lake was extremely limited. Its caustic, hyper-saline ...

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

About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to as “Snowball Earth.” Oceans cooled but managed to retain some heat to avoid ...

Philadelphia harmony group Market East was introduced to the world via their mysterious, haunting self-titled EP in 2010. The ...

Othmar Schmiderer wanted to avoid "fear-mongering or finger-wagging" but sees a "possible colonization of distant planets as ...

Scientists discovered exceptionally preserved Ediacaran fossils in sandstone, revealing how soft-bodied organisms survived ...

According to the study, this process could be an effective way to transport surface material to the ocean beneath Europa.

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet," study lead Miki Nakajima, an associate professor in the ...