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

Complex organic molecules found floating around a distant protostar could mean that space is far richer in life's precursors ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found complex organic molecules—key ingredients for life—around a young star ...

Tentative detections of life-linked molecules in a star’s disk suggest planets may form with the ingredients for life already ...

Earthquakes crack rocks, releasing hydrogen and oxidants that power deep microbes without sunlight offering clues for life on ...

In this column I have often borrowed from my great-grandmother’s guide, “The Successful Housekeeper,” published in Detroit, Michigan, in 1886. I suspect the chapters I chose — elaborate instructions ...

The evolution of life may have its origins in outer space, suggests a new study. Astronomers have found signs of complex organic molecules (COMs) - precursors to sugars and amino acids, which are ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published in Science Advances, the researchers identified how microbes in deep ...

Two life forms living together helped spark the evolution of all complex life. By learning to appreciate this process more ...

Several billion years ago, at the dawn of the solar system, a wet, salty world circled our sun. Then it collided, catastrophically, with another object and shattered into pieces. One of these lumps ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do that, scientists need untouched samples—material that hasn’t been ...

A new study from Stanford suggests that life on Earth might have been kickstarted by constant zaps from “microlightning” between water droplets.