Humanity may not be extraordinary but rather the natural evolutionary outcome for our planet and likely others, according to ...

Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...

Researchers have proven that antibiotic-resistant strains of a harmful bacteria thrive in a diabetic infection environment.

“Our existence is probably not an evolutionary fluke,” says Jennifer Macalady, a study co-author and microbiology professor ...

Explore how new research suggests that intelligent life may emerge naturally under favorable conditions over time.

Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

As the global population continues to grow, innovative solutions are needed to ensure food security. With limited land and ...

A research team from Osaka University and Diponegoro University, Indonesia has developed two new autonomous navigation ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.

Charles Darwin is credited for some of his major findings and observations about nature, evolution and species.

MSU scientists studied microbes in Yellowstone hot springs to understand how life adapted to increasing oxygen levels.