A major new study lays out plans for crewed missions to Mars, with the search for extraterrestrial life being a top priority ...

As humanity prepares to take its first steps on Mars, a comprehensive report released by the National Academies of Sciences, ...

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required ...

This study provides useful insights into addressing the question of whether the prevalence of autoimmune disease could be driven by sex differences in the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire, correlating ...

In a boost for the UK life sciences sector, a new life sciences hub located at Barts Health NHS Trust in London has opened for business, with a planned investment of more than £800 million ($1.05 ...

Abiotic chemistry in Earth’s atmosphere could have generated biologically important organosulfur molecules as life was ...

Despite being one of the most promising places to explore for signs of life, "special regions" and "uncertain regions" may be ...

BioTechniques, a life science methods journal, is now accepting two new article types: Laboratory Protocols and Software ...

From “experimental archaeology” to the mysterious appeal of exploration, the wide-ranging subjects detailed in these titles captivated Smithsonian magazine’s science contributors this year ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

All of this might strike you as strange. Mother Nature tells you to do something that makes you miserable. And the more miserable you get, the more you do it. But Mother Nature simply doesn’t care ...

Where do the greatest opportunities for collaboration across life sciences disciplines lie today – and what’s needed to unlock them? Experts across the field point to a shared vision: the future of ...