A strand of RNA just 45 nucleotides long can copy its own complementary sequence in frozen conditions that may resemble early Earth, according to a study published in Science in early 2026. The ...

New research suggests DNA may not need activation, challenging a long-held idea about how life began and reshaping ...

Tiny organisms on the ground – bacteria and fungi – have a “superpower” that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study. To understand how a ...

Isolating the first spark of life on Earth is a matter of biology, geology, and chemistry—but it's also an amazing math ...