Discover what Earth looked like during the dawn of human life, from its landscapes to climate, and how it shaped early human survival and development.

In a study spanning more than 30,000 species and seven major groups of life, an international team of scientists have uncovered a hidden pattern and strikingly consistent rule that governs how ...

The timing of the origin of life on Earth is mysterious. However, by looking deeply into Earth’s ancient rocks and deeply into life’s genetics, scientists can constrain the timing of that profound ...

Cells Might Be Doing Quantum Computing. Life on Earth Has Performed 10⁶⁰ Logical Operations A new study suggests life may compute far faster — and deeper — than we ever imagined.

In collaboration with a Japanese university, NASA researchers used supercomputers to predict when life will no longer be possible on Earth.

The definitive point at which life can no longer exist on Earth, then, will likely be when the Sun explodes, becoming a red giant big enough to gobble up its nearest planets – including us.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk spoke on 'Jesse Watters Primetime' about his work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and his vision for life on Mars.

A Harvard professor questions whether research conducted at the University of Cambridge about life on K2-18b is accurate.

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 light-years away. But experts are skeptical.

Scientists find "strongest evidence yet" of life in space Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system ...

New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life.

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.