Astrobiologists are working to discover universal rules that govern the emergence of complex physical and biological systems ...

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.

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

Once thought to be 8 billion years old, the star HD 110067 — famous for its six synchronized exoplanets — may be only 2.5 ...

Dive into the hidden world beneath Earth's surface, where diverse microbial life thrives in extreme conditions.

Thirty-eight scientists wrote a paper arguing that researchers should abandon all attempts to create mirror life cells. But ...

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

Scientists have discovered astonishing microbial diversity deep beneath Earth's surface, which could have implications in the hunt for life on Mars. The study, published in Science Advances ...

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