Researchers argue that the presence of long chain carbon molecules on Mars "cannot be readily explained" by non-biological processes alone.

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Scientists have finally discovered how amino acids essential for life formed on the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu.

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A mysterious 420-million-year-old ancient life form challenges evolution, defying classification as plant, animal or fungus.

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Nature is truly captivating. A time-lapse video capturing the growth of an array of wild mushrooms in a forest is all the proof you need. (Click here to watch the video if the embed does not appear.) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A composite view of Mars taken by the Viking I and II probes. NASA/USGS In September, NASA announced the discovery of a possible ...

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...