Scientists have discovered DNA’s building blocks inside ancient meteorites, suggesting that life’s origins may be extraterrestrial. These space rocks, which landed on Earth billions of years ...

DNA building blocks can be made in space, NASA evidence suggests Date: August 9, 2011 Source: NASA Summary: NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule ...

A new analysis of ancient genomes is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Neanderthal DNA carried by human populations in Europe and Asia — genetic traces that may have medical relevance ...

The unusual DNA found in West Africa isn't associated with either Neanderthals or Denisovans. Sankararaman and his study co-author, Arun Durvasula, think it comes from a yet-to-be-discovered group ...

Here's a peek at "Astrobiology #9," the space agency's free science-based comic book. The growing field of astrobiology studies the origins and future of life in the universe. NASA is hoping to ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a large scale — making it possible to one day track the health and well being of all kinds of species around the world.