A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

Plants are usually seen as stationary life forms, quietly supporting environments. But plant communities and populations are ...

The presence of the nucleobases in the samples reinforces the hypothesis that carbonaceous asteroids contributed to the prebiotic chemical inventory of the early Earth.

A new synthesis finds that common epilepsies are driven by thousands of tiny-effect genetic variants, most still ...

Paul Quinn, 51, is on trial accused of raping and attacking the woman in 2003. He denies the charges he faces. The alleged ...

Scientists usually study the molecular machinery that controls gene expression from the perspective of a linear, two-dimensional genome—even though DNA and its bound proteins function in three ...

Amid intensifying global competition in the seed industry, China's pursuit of high-quality agricultural development has ...

Bdelloid rotifers shrug off radiation doses that would obliterate human cells. Here’s how their resilience reveals deep ...

All five of the canonical nucleobases – the underpinnings of DNA, RNA and life on Earth – have been found in samples from the asteroid Ryugu ...

A close-up of the surface of asteroid Ryugu. (MASCOT/DLR/JAXA) A new analysis of samples collected from asteroid Ryugu has ...