Inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydrothermal vents closely resemble molecules essential for life.

The lectures cover a wide range, from the requirements a planet must fulfil in order to create life, to the first organic molecules that formed on Earth and developed into complex life forms over ...

A new study could aid in the search for extraterrestrial life. A recent study by astronomers presents new evidence on the ...

Learn from John Hopkins scientists what happens when the building blocks of life evolve in extreme ocean worlds.

Sunil Amrith brilliantly portrays how our dominance over nature has been self-serving and destructive, a corrosive ...

First rocky planet found orbiting white dwarf offers insight into Earth's potential survival after sun's death.

A new study has raised intriguing possibilities about the role of supernovae in shaping the evolution of life on Earth.

In its first edition, a report from the Potsdam ... to evaluate the nine planetary boundaries. These life-support systems make Earth resilient and stable. Alarmingly, six of those boundaries ...

An effort to understand Earth’s past climates uncovered a history of wild temperature shifts and offered a warning on the ...

Beyond Barriers writer Sophie Morgan on what it means to be the first British paraplegic woman to experience a zero-gravity ...

NASA is weeks away from sending its Clipper orbiter on a journey to the Jupiter moon Europa, which scientists believe could ...

The metal has a vital role to play in biochemical pathways that secure carbon in the atmosphere into organic molecules. As ...