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's hunt for life on Jupiter's ice moon Europa is "likely" to be in vain, as any sign of life is looking increasingly unlikely. Researchers at Washington University in St Louis have concluded that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...