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A new analysis of samples returned from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has revealed a rich collection of organic molecules, ...

Plastic pollution is worse because of global warming, with killer whales and sharks most vulnerable, new research warns.

Eight "skylights" may be entrances to underground spaces where evidence of ancient microbial organisms could be found.

Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after ...

One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer ...

Remember the simpler times, when the aliens were wrong and humans were in the right? Matt Gross weighs in on Pluribus, ...

A major breakthrough challenges everything we knew about Earth’s ancient life. New evidence pushes the timeline back by over ...

The new approach looks at the distribution of molecular fragments in material, allowing for broad surveys in degraded specimens ...

Key Findings The moon once dismissed as the solar system's most hostile environment may now sit directly in the path of an ...

I do believe that there has to be other life in the universe,” says Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, whose latest ...

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