One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they ...

One key component might be RNA, a molecular cousin of DNA found in every form of life on Earth, and now scientists say they have shown how it could have formed on our planet eons ago. But not everyone ...

While scientists have long known that iron oxide minerals help lock away enormous amounts of carbon—sequestering it from the ...

Scientists reveal how iron-rich soil minerals chemically trap carbon using multiple nanoscale bonding mechanisms.

An artistic rendering of a dust and gas disk encircling the young exoplanet, CT Cha b, 625 light-years from Earth. Spectroscopic data from NASA’s JWST suggest the disk contains the raw materials for ...

When NASA scientists opened the sample return canister from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample mission in late 2023, they found ...

For decades, scientists have searched for clues to how life first emerged on Earth. Many theories focus on simple molecules reacting in water or on fragile protocells drifting in ancient seas. A new ...

Deep inside Earth, researchers see signs that the solid inner core may be arranged in multiple chemical layers far below.

Oxygen began entering Earth's oceans around 2.32 billion years ago, and shallow seas followed within a few million years.

If future missions confirm sustained heat flow at both poles, Enceladus would strengthen its position as one of the more accessible environments for detecting extraterrestrial life within the Solar ...

The discovery of TFA in blood and water samples raises questions about Chemours’ role in adding to the pollution burden.

A stunning new discovery suggests sponges, and animals, existed 100 million years earlier than we ever imagined.