Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...

Orbital,” by Samantha Harvey, won the 2024 Booker Prize on Tuesday. The book follows a day in the life of six astronauts.

The significance of this discovery lies in its potential to bridge the gap between simple molecular structures and the ...

Synthetic cells could mimic the first sparks that led to our existence. Several Dutch institutions are working together to ...

The Arecibo message contained an image of a man only. But what might seem a sexist choice deserves a more subtle ...

Imagine a world where continents are fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it is on the brink of ...

The astronauts remained tight-lipped about the nature of the medical issue that had left an as-yet-undisclosed crew member ...

Supai started life in a pack of wild dogs on the Havasupai Indian Reservation. Here's how she was named the "happiest pet on ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii, a billion-year-old species, may reveal multicellularity’s origins, predating the chicken and egg.

while others suggest an even earlier origin, possibly billions of years before multicellular life appeared. Research into ...

The origins of life in the universe have been a topic of scientific inquiry for centuries. Despite significant progress in ...

The trio revealed some anecdotes about the trials of readjusting to life on Earth after spending more than 230 days in space.Related video above: Commercial astronaut takes first steps into the ...