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

Measurements of this interstellar comet’s molecular makeup show an excess of heavy water molecules that is dramatically ...

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

Each year on April 24, scientists, advocates, and policymakers around the world mark World Day for Laboratory Animals—a ...

And then we drive this very cylindrical-looking, saucer-shaped device out in the middle of the night, in the rain Chris Polly ...

Keeping Mars free from Earth life is one of the most important rules in space exploration. If microbes from our planet were ...

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 ...

A student-led experiment has shown that the search for dark matter doesn’t always require massive infrastructure.

Abstract: This paper proposes a system that allows researchers to manage laboratory experiment research based on eye tracking with complete auxiliary functions of the experimental process, including ...

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

In a new study, scientists have delved further into this debate by testing how crustaceans respond to painkillers. The ...

NASA's Curiosity rover uncovered critical new samples, including a series of compounds planetary scientists consider building ...