The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

A new study suggests that hot springs in Ladakh may provide insights into the origins of life on Earth and potentially Mars.

"We found that hundreds of exoplanets are larger than they appear, and that shifts our understanding of exoplanets on a large scale," University of California, Irvine researcher and team leader Te Han ...

For decades, scientists believed water was the essential cradle for life. But new research suggests life’s building blocks ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears to have the right ingredients and conditions for a certain kind of tiny bubble to form ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have discovered complex organic molecules, precursors to life, in space, challenging previous assumptions about life's origins.

Although carbon-rich asteroids are common in space, they account for less than 5% of the meteorites that reach Earth. To unravel this mystery, an international team of scientists launched a global ...

Key materials for life which were previously only found on Earth were discovered circling a baby star, and now boffins think ...

This mineral contained lithium and was also a great resource for boron, the right composition of which could ensure a ...

Astronomers have found key organic molecules in a young star’s disk, V883 Orionis, suggesting that the origin of life in deep space.

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as ...