More studies are needed to determine whether TRAPPIST-1e has an atmosphere at all, or the hints of methane are linked to the ...

Scientists found 3.3 billion-year-old biosignatures in ancient meteorites and fossils—a billion years older than we thought ...

It was thought that complex cells couldn’t survive above a certain temperature, but a tiny amoeba has proven that assumption ...

A major study shows complex cells evolved gradually in an oxygen-poor world, challenging long-held assumptions about life’s ...

Even from space, you can see that the planet Earth is full of life. When you take a closer look, you'll discover a delicate ...

Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Slow orbital changes caused pulses in Earth's oxygen cycle 500 million years ago, which spurred explosions of animal life.

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

Recently, astrophysicist Avi Loeb claimed that 3I/ATLAS boasts a “heartbeat”-like pulse that could provide evidence of the ...

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA ’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...