Astrobiologists say we could find evidence of microbial life within the next 10–20 years. What does that mean? Where are we ...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is ordering federal agencies to begin “identifying and releasing” government ...

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Creating a believable alien world takes more than imagination. It requires biology, environmental logic, and evolutionary pressure. The Birrin ecosystem follows scientific rules every step of the way.

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A more relaxing, combat-free survival game experience, Astrobotanica is now live on Steam, and it's got a solid roadmap for ...

New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier than believed.

A new paper suggests that BARSOOM may have been alive on the planet, and was killed in the Viking experiments.

Free-floating planets, or as they are more commonly known, rogue planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them is a bit of an understatement. Recent ...

Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a ...

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their formation but ours managed to hit.

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