The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin ...

Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while ...

In a groundbreaking analysis that could shift the landscape of biological understanding, researchers from the University of ...

From 9-foot tall ostriches to albatrosses with gargantuan wingspans, here are some of the biggest birds in the world.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that urea—an essential building block for life—could have formed on the early Earth. Instead of requiring high temperatures or complex catalysts, this ...

Life’s ultimate origin will never be known, but researchers are probing the possibilities—for Earth and elsewhere.

These results suggest the existence of a process recycling marine carbon into Earth's mantle, which could contribute to ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

Blue Origin launched six astrotourists to the edge of space and back Sunday, a 10-minute ride marking the Jeff Bezos-owned ...

In this week’s episode of Space Minds David Ariosto sits down Nathalie Cabrol, Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI ...