THE key ingredients for life may be scattered across the universe in more places than first thought, according to a new study ...

The most significant molecules found are ethylene glycol and glyconitrize—both of which are ingredients for compounds in DNA ...

"The existence of any vesicles on Titan would demonstrate an increase in order and complexity, which are conditions necessary for the origin of life." ...

For centuries, humanity has gazed into the night sky, wondering if there are other planets capable of supporting life. Among the thousands of exoplanets discovered beyond our solar system, most differ ...

Tales of the Shire lets players live a cozy hobbit life, but a lot of work went into making it feel so simple.

In the 1950s, Stanley Miller and Nobel laureate Harold Urey conducted experiments at the University of Chicago in which they ...

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on ...

Researchers have taken a pivotal step toward understanding how living cells could have originated from nonliving matter. At some point in Earth's history, nonliving, inorganic substances gave rise to ...

A chef has shared his one surprising key ingredient to make the perfect flaky pastry. Jonny Marsh, 34, was just two years old when he would help his mum bake cakes so he could eat the batter. By 14, ...

Scale, collaborations and specialism are key ingredients that she and her team are betting on, Kate Ward, managing director, ...

How do we get rid of defenses developed during childhood? We cannot will them away, but we can become so aware of the pain ...

Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is ...