Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

Tree of life with one branch fewer In recent years ... within a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear -- until now.

This would reduce the number of domains of life from three to two ... a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear—until ...

These tiny tubes are important for transport processes within a cell and the segregation of chromosomes during cell division The origin of these microtubules has been unclear – until now. In a newly ...

However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there ... potential precursors to modern cells, could form under realistic early Earth ...

Soda lakes might hold the key to the emergence of life on Earth. These unique environments could have concentrated the ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid ...

All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ... assembly theory says we must account for the entire history of how such ...

De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences announces the rebirth of the once-extinct dire wolf, the world’s first ...

For decades, treatment options for rare diseases have been limited, often focusing on symptom management rather than ...