China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission could bring Red Planet rocks back to Earth as early as 2031—years ahead of ...

Michelle Marder, a University of Rhode Island Ph.D. student originally from Lynnfield, is one of two students, with Kate Remy ...

In recent years, scientists have turned to Earth-like planets in other solar systems that may show the most promise, but many ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

The question of whether Earth is alone in harboring life has captivated humanity for millennia. In recent years, scientists ...

Astrobiology news stories about origin and evolution of life in the Universe ...

Schematic diagram illustrating the protective role of PDI against DSB DNA damage via NHEJ. Credit: Aging Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1111/acel.70079 ...

A suspect has been arrested in Oregon for the 1983 murder of Ronald Lee Novak in Linn County, Iowa. DNA evidence, including samples from Novak's socks and a hammer, allegedly linked Michael S ...

Under the assumption that planetary dust particles can escape from the gravitational attraction of a planet, we consider the possibility of the dust grains leaving the star’s system by means of ...

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 ...

Nuclear DNA was used to match Heuermann to hairs on belts, tape and burlap found with the seven victims he is charged with murdering. Harris told the court it is, "embarrassing that a method like ...

Researchers from the Henry and Marilyn Taub Faculty of Computer Science have developed an AI-based method that accelerates DNA-based data retrieval by three orders of magnitude while significantly ...