Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers ...

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking ...

Until the U.S. government has data or samples of alien material that can be shared, the story of extraterrestrial visitors is ...

New UCR research shows that the search for life beyond Earth could benefit from a statistical approach that prioritizes ...

An almost unkillable fungal strain isolated from NASA’s ultrasterile clean rooms hints at “critical gaps” in interplanetary ...

Curiosity, which is exploring Gale Crater, conducted a chemistry experiment on a rock sample that revealed complex carbon ...

More than 500 million years ago, during what is known as the Cambrian period, the seas and oceans on Earth were filled with a myriad of marine animals, many of which have now become extinct. This ...

Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow ...

The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days ...

Savannah Guthrie and her family have been managing a crisis for more than two months now. Her mother, Nancy Guthrie, is missing and was last seen outside of her Tucson, Arizona, home on January 31, ...