Tiny grains of dust from asteroid Bennu are reshaping how scientists think life’s ingredients formed in space.

For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are ...

One group of experts now say that looking for life on water and oxygen-rich planets could be a waste of time.

Among them was David Liu, a biochemist at the Broad Institute and Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Liu isn’t a ...

T o make good decisions on any question the public needs to be well-informed, something not so easily accomplished in America’s schools. That is a key point made by Michael Kent, a recently retired ...

Gregor Mendel described his experiments with pea plants and proved that genes are transmitted in discrete units, with certain ...

Expediency with industrial development carries real environmental risks for salmon unless matched by corresponding investment ...

Why do some people live to 100 while their sibling dies decades earlier? Is it luck, lifestyle, or something written into their DNA? Relative to many other species, humans are particularly long-lived, ...

For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

Dyslexia genes date back to ancient fish. A major study explains why evolutionarily old genes cause problems with humanity's newest skill.

Be steady with sleep: The brain cleansing that happens during sleep is crucial for brain health, Dr. Krieger says. Sleep ...

In the fast-changing landscape of the health and wellness sector, businesses require more than generic solutions. They seek platforms that can evolve in accordance with their distinct vision, branding ...