Astronomers have detected possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet. But they caution much more work is needed to confirm their findings.

Researchers in England have discovered what they call the "strongest evidence yet" of life on another planet. The evidence, which follows a subtle nod to life found last year, has the team "remaining ...

Astronomers have reported the strongest evidence to date of potential biological activity beyond our solar system, ...

Dr. Nikku Madhusudhan, an Indian-origin astrophysicist, leads a team that has found compelling evidence of biological ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying ...

Researchers created DNA tools that detect deep-sea marine animals like squids and octopuses by analyzing ocean water.

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

Scientists have made an interesting discovery connecting sea otters to forest recovery, reinforcing their role as a keystone ...

A biomolecular engineering course has recently been redesigned to give students experience with the entire process of DNA ...

Martin told me she would army crawl up to the turtles on the sand and dab around their eyes with a foam swab, soaking up the ...

Biochemical and physiological mechanisms of adaptation of organisms to the marine environment. Special emphasis is on biological responses to temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, pH and bicarbonate ...