This reaction likely plays a significant role in the formation of complex organic molecules in the universe—and may even contribute to the origins of life. Additionally, it presents new opportunities ...

Ever since the term “Snowball Earth” was first proposed in a 1992 paper, it has prompted substantial debate among scientists.

A new article tackles these questions. With eight billion people, we use a lot of the Earth's resources in ways that are likely unsustainable. Klaus Hubacek, Professor of Science, Technology and ...

Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...

Food production is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions. To get everyone the food they need in a ...

Researchers have developed a new model to calculate the chance of aliens' existence in our universe. The possibility of other ...

This includes anthrobots, which are created from human cells and have been made to be able to self-assemble into hairy ...

New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.

Astronaut Sunita Williams, 59, experienced significant weight loss during her 155-day stay on the International Space Station ...

Geologists found evidence in the way enigmatic sandstones called Tava formed in the Rocky Mountains hundreds of millions of ...