The new Superman movie is pointedly not an origin story for the iconic hero. Audiences have already seen the planet Krypton ...

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras (500-428 BC) was the first person to hypothesize that the seeds of life are present ...

The presence of apparent biological signatures on Venus has left UK-based researchers chasing down bacterial life in the ...

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

In fact, one group in Warsaw, Poland, is leading the charge to find out how phosphorus could have traveled from space to Earth—and eventually become part of our DNA, cell membranes, and energy ...

Gunn’s major innovation here is dropping in on Superman (David Corenswet) decades into his life on Earth, and a few years ...

Research traces the origin of life on Earth dates back to approximately 3.8 billion years ago, about 700 million years after the formation of our solar system.

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 ...

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

Since his debut in 1940's Action Comics #23, Luthor has evolved from a somewhat gimmicky Golden Age bad guy into one of the ...