Challenging long-held assumptions, Aarhus University researchers have demonstrated that the protein building blocks essential ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Two papers published at the end of January in Nature and Nature Astronomy provide evidence about the origin of life. The analyses and inferences from their results affect the disciplines of biology, ...

The very first element on the Periodic Table may be the key to solving mysteries hiding inside the atom’s nucleus. Nuclear ...

Astronomers have discovered key components to life's building blocks swirling around a remote baby star, hinting that the stuff of life is far more prevalent throughout the universe than once thought.