Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Scientists tested whether microbes can survive the shock of a planetary impact and found some may endure the violent launch into space.

Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Government officials have said little about Trump’s most recent social media post on the matter. The president cited “tremendous interest” in the files, whatever they might contain. Perhaps the most ...

Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores.

This meant subjecting microbes to minimum pressures equivalent to ten times those of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of ...

Thousands converged in Los Angeles for the Conscious Life Expo, where influencers and cultural shifts are fueling cosmic belief systems often featuring extraterrestrials.

Scientists might have just found Earth's icy, distant cousin a few hundred million light-years away. HD 137010 b is one of ...

Werner Herzog does not believe aliens have visited Earth, but he does think other life forms exist in the universe. He also believes his poetry will outlive his films.

The historic Chateau at the Oregon Caves is an architectural gem that deserves recognition beyond its role as a place to ...

Gypsum is a soft, translucent sulfate mineral that allows just enough light to penetrate for photosynthetic organisms to survive inside, while also protecting them from being desiccated or exposed to ...