Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology experiments.

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State has selected eight research teams that span 12 departments across six colleges to receive ...

A planetary perspective on the relationship between life and energy, and the emergence of a life form whose influence extends ...

The discovery of reasons for fungi's evolution can help in understanding the reasons for local mutations and disease ...

Li Zhao explores the unexpected emergence of de novo genes, shedding light on their crucial function in adaptation and ...

For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a ...

In an effort to overcome the climate crisis, humanity is turning its attention to "geoengineering," which involves directly ...

A new synthetic lifeform, often referred to as “mirror life,” has recently emerged as a potential risk to humankind. With its ...

Daphnia pulex (a.k.a. the water flea) is a microscopic crustacean whose unique reproduction habits make it the perfect ...

Many scientific discoveries are serendipitous—the result of chance. Seeing evolution in action in a cheese cave turned out to ...