The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious ...

As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other ...

A novel suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.

Paul Stamets and Jeff Chilton began as friends, their collaboration leading to the rise of medicinal mushroom supplements.

What is the largest organism? Until a few years ago, Oregon's "humongous fungus" was considered the world's largest organism.

Medically reviewed by Leigh Weddle, PharmD Triphala, meaning "three fruits," is a traditional Ayurvedic herbal medicine made ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

"Using cutting-edge AI, high-speed imaging, and robotics, this system can detect and retrieve even the smallest numbers of ...

As humanity ventures deeper into space, one critical question looms large: how do we prevent Earth's microbes from contaminating other worlds? A new study published in Journal of The Royal Society ...