"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were ...

Life on our planet emerged quickly or, at least, it did so on a geological timescale. Fossils reveal that micro-life existed ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Plate tectonics may have played a larger role in the evolution of life on Earth than we ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

Scientists have estimated how many cells have occupied Earth since the origin of life on the planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...