Cancer cells survive by repairing damage to their DNA—even damage that would normally be fatal. One of their most important ...

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long ...

This simple science experiment shows how an orange can be used to generate small amounts of electricity using natural acids ...

The Curiosity rover conducted a first-of-its kind experiment on Mars, detecting organic molecules that have never been ...

Dolomite has been notoriously impossible to replicate in a lab because of recurring defects in mineral layers—but not anymore ...

How did the earliest life on Earth build complex biological machinery with so few tools? A new study explores how the ...

Hands-on labs, mentorship and a student-led vision drew 40 girls to the inaugural program at Gould Academy in Bethel.

Scientists at UC Irvine have found a way to potentially reverse age-related vision loss by targeting the ELOVL2 “aging gene” and restoring vital fatty acids in the retina. Their experiments in mice ...

We have no idea what kind of life may exist on other planets, so it’s hard to know what to look for. Proxima Kósmos imagines ...

The latest experiments carried out by the Curiosity Rover bring us closer than ever to knowing whether life once existed on ...

In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may emerge to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect ...