The wonders of life on Earth are endless, but all that may never have come to pass were it not for the planet having the perfect amount of oxygen at birth.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Linus Platt/Getty Images A leading astrobiologist melds her passion with the weighty ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Perseverance rover has discovered a rock on Mars that may have once hosted microbial life.

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, April 4. Three-and-a-half billion years ago, the first microscopic ...

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David Bowie wasn’t the first or last to wonder if there is life on Mars. The question of whether we are alone in the universe is still a great mystery. Some believe aliens have been visiting our ...

Carl Pilcher, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, will give the annual Sigma Xi Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, April 19. Pilcher’s talk, “Studying Life in the Universe,” will begin at ...

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