Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be?

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was ...

We often forget how wonderful it is that life exists, and what a special and unique phenomenon it is. As far as we know, ours ...

New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...