Spending time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) induced aging-like changes in a group of cells key for the health ...

Exoplanets are worlds outside our solar system. Just over three decades ago, the first exoplanets were confirmed by Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. Now, with the aid of Nasa spacecraft and ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the Lasker Awards for biomedical research, how gene editing could cure diabetes and more.

“There is no evidence of microbes on Mars today, but if any had been present on ancient Mars, they too might have reduced ...

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

The European Space Agency (ESA) sent the Solar Orbiter in 2020 as a collaborative mission with NASA. It is the first ...

Although ‘steam worlds’ were first proposed about twenty years ago, they are now supported by observations. The James Webb Space Telescope has detected water vapor around several sub-Neptunes, with ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could ...

NASA confirms that the number of discovered exoplanets outside our solar system has reached 6,000, marking a major milestone in space research.

Since its landing in February 2021, the Perseverance rover has been a pivotal player in NASA's Mars Exploration Program. With the primary mission of searching for signs of ancient life and collecting ...

Around 13,000 years ago, something dramatic happened on Earth. Mammoths, mastodons, and many other giant animals suddenly ...