The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, far beyond the reach of sunlight, life finds a surprising source of energy. A new study ...

A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, ...

The impacts ripple into human systems — reducing fishery yields, straining aquaculture and affecting industries that rely on ...

UMass Amherst microbiologist James Holden brings decades of expertise in rare microbes to a NASA mission searching for life ...

Intraplate tectonic settings, located far from active plate margins, have historically been considered stable. However, infrequent but destructive ...

A new study in the International Journal of Astrobiology explores the possibility that proto-cell structures called vesicles ...

This paper proposes a new theoretical content and research framework of multi-spheric interaction-driven hydrocarbon ...

A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead to 11 feet of sea-level rise, according to scientists who study Antarctica ...

NASA is about to launch a new satellite described as a total game-changer to help observe and understand our planet.

The Dead Sea is a confluence of extraordinary conditions: the lowest point on the earth’s surface, with one of the world’s ...

Discover how the Dead Sea, Earth's lowest and saltiest lake, continues to build massive underground salt formations.