Extraterrestrial and artificial life have long captivated the human mind. Knowing only the building blocks of our own ...

Virginia Tech’s study traces early eukaryotic evolution, highlighting life’s diversification since 2 billion years ago.

While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...

Discover the fascinating scientific predictions about which species might survive and potentially dominate the planet after ...

Planets on the inner edge of extrasolar habitable zones could be habitable for a couple of billion years longer than previously thought.

By establishing the biggest paleobiology database of early Earth to date and employing cutting-edge analytical tools, ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between Kyoto University and construction giant Kajima Corp. is poised to redefine humanity's ...

“It is something we in the Mars community have wrestled with for a long time,” Steele says. “The short answer is no, unless alien life looks a lot like Earth life.” ...

“ Mirror bacteria” made in a lab could endanger all life on earth, an international group of leading scientists have warned ...

Experts said the organisms, which are at least a decade away from being developed, could cause deadly infections to easily ...

A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited ...

Mirror bacteria' could have a devastating impact on life on Earth if research into creating it continues, according to a ...