Often imagined as the crown jewel of future megastructures, a Dyson swarm—an orbiting fleet of solar collectors around the ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

Earth’s earliest forms of life, such as microbes ... a professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, who was not involved in the new research. However, questions remain ...

New research suggests tiny electrical charges in water droplets could have fueled the chemical reactions that led to life.

The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying sulfur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand the ...

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...

Earth’s earliest forms of life, such as microbes ... a professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University, who was not involved in the new research. However, questions ...

Study discovered that tiny electrical sparks, called microlightning, form when water droplets collide. These can create ...