Compared to previous theories, the current research emphasizes the complexity of the biological and chemical processes that brought about life.

A new study finds a link between early eating and lifelong brain health, suggesting that consuming unhealthy foods during ...

NATIONWIDE — NASA announced on Wednesday that its Perseverance Mars rover may have found signs of ancient microbial life on the red planet. During a teleconference on Wednesday morning, acting NASA ...

The scientists examined the lineages of two groups of bivalves—marine invertebrates that include clams, oysters, mussels, and ...

A global team of scientists has identified an often-overlooked biological system - biofilms - as a critical factor in the ...

Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bringing new evidence to the debate about the last ...

Fasting can have a powerfully positive effect on health and lifespan — effects that can now be delivered in a supplement.

Why it matters: While not evidence of life, these discoveries show that ancient Mars had complex organic chemistry, ...

Scientists have identified a new way to distinguish healthy guts from diseased ones and track how some illnesses progress by measuring how gut bacteria interact with one another. According to a study ...