The origin of life is one of the most fundamental and enduring questions of mankind and one of the three greatest Origin Questions in the natural sciences. Recently, China officially launched its Mars ...

NASA scientists are the most convinced they’ve been in 30 years about proof of life on Mars. A sample collected back in 2024 was analyzed by scientists who haven’t been able to come up with any other ...

Martian mudstones contain features that NASA says are the "clearest sign of life" yet on Mars, according to new findings from NASA’s Perseverance rover released Sept. 10. Specifically, the stones show ...

A NASA-led reanalysis of JWST data from exoplanet K2-18 b, incorporating multiple independent analyses, found no conclusive evidence of dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a potential biosignature, despite a ...

Rescue workers said Saturday there was no longer any sign of life in a collapsed Beirut building, dashing hopes raised by sensor readings showing a pulse beneath the rubble from last month's blast. On ...

On Mars, it’s the little things that hint at past life. In 2025, tiny details in rocks across the Martian surface have revealed some of the most exciting clues yet that there may once have been ...

The finding suggests phosphine—a potential biosignature—shouldn’t be viewed as evidence of alien life until natural, non-biological sources are ruled out. Reading time 5 minutes For scientists, the ...