Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.

How life arose remains a looming question in science that researchers are seeking to answer by studying the features shared among life today. Everything alive is made up of cells, and what made the ...

What is life then, in the fundamental sense? Is it mere matter interacting with itself? Is it matter that organises and ...

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...