Plants can be quite tough—they’ll survive forgetful caretakers, aggressive pets, and other potentially life-threatening ...
A machine-learning breakthrough could lift the veil on Earth’s early history—and supercharge the search for alien life ...
An immersive exhibition exploring the origins of life opened this month at Cadi Ayyad University, marking the first time such ...
Scientists may finally be closing in on the origins of two colossal, mysterious structures buried nearly 1,800 miles inside ...
Mosses thrive in the most extreme environments on Earth, from the peaks of the Himalayas to the sands of Death Valley, the ...
Astronauts strapped moss spores to the outside of the International Space Station for nine months - and most of them survived ...
In 2005, scientists announced that moss could grow inside of spaceships. The little plants the scientists sent up on NASA ...
"The most convincing scenario is that most of the building blocks of Earth and Theia originated in the inner solar system.
Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...
Researchers use machine learning to find chemical proof of life on a 3.3 billion-year-old rock formation in South Africa.
Humanity is losing the genetic diversity that sustains life on Earth at a pace that should alarm every nation. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, about 75% of the world’s crop ...