Astonishingly, we can identify molecules present in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between ...

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

New experiments reveal that protein precursors can form naturally in deep space under extreme cold and radiation. Scientists ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic ...

Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Consider your hands. They are essentially identical in every respect bar one: They are mirror images of each other. Many of the molecules of life, such as proteins and DNA, have the same property.

WASHINGTON – Stick a shovel in the ground and scoop. That’s about how deep scientists need to go in order to find evidence for ancient life on Mars, if there is any to be found, a new study suggests.

The origin of life is surely one of the most important questions in biology. How did inanimate molecules give rise to the ...