Hungarian biologist Tibor Gánti is an obscure figure. Now, more than a decade after his death, his ideas about how life began ...
Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets.
Researchers have discovered that chemical reactions in underwater hydrothermal vents could have produced the necessary ...
More than 3.5 billion years ago, the Earth was not the hospitable world we know today. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, the seas ...
Nancy Shute discusses how scientists are beginning to study animals’ emotions and personalities — from joy to individual ...
Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.
By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...
In 2025, federal officials began to downsize the U.S. Department of Education, reducing staff and moving administrative responsibilities to other federal agencies.