University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

It was thought that complex cells couldn’t survive above a certain temperature, but a tiny amoeba has proven that assumption ...

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere.

To the research team working to save him, KJ Muldoon was first known only as Patient Eta. But within months, KJ’s name — and ...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array detected significant amounts of methanol and hydrogen cyanide in ...

Sugars essential for biology have been discovered in a gum-like substance in fragments from the Bennu space-rock.

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside ...

Astronomers have discovered that 3I/ATLAS is carrying methanol and other chemicals that were probably important in the origin ...

The Bennu asteroid, a space rock not too far from Earth that is rich in carbon, continues to be a trove of information for scientists keen to learn about how life may have begun in our solar system.

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Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss. Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as ...

Life insurance can help your family replace lost income, pay off large debts and allow you to leave a financial legacy after you die. But it can be complicated. There are lots of different policy ...