This story was updated at 3:00 p.m. EST. It's official: Primitive life could have lived on ancient Mars, NASA says. A sample of Mars drilled from a rock by NASA's Curiosity rover and then studied by ...

Blacksburg, Va. -- Primitive microorganisms provide important clues as to how all creatures employ a basic regulatory mechanism to conduct the business of life. Peter Kennelly, professor of ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

The robotic arm on NASA's Perseverance rover reached out to examine rocks in an area on Mars nicknamed the "Cratered Floor Fractured Rough" area in this image captured on July 10, 2021 (the 138th sol, ...

NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. Is there anywhere else in our solar system ...

Electrical storms, rather than meteorites as scientists had previously thought, could have unlocked phosphorus necessary for the development of ancient life, according to a new study. Survey data ...

Primitive life is arduous, especially when upgrading living accommodations from a simple survival shelter to a comfortable ...