A study suggests ancient hot springs, like Yellowstone's, may have supported reactions crucial for the birth of life on our ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started. Research has often focused on the role of deep-sea ...

Scientists reveal gut transit time and pH as key drivers of microbiome and metabolic individuality, paving the way for ...

Neglected oil and gas wells are coming back to life in West Texas, harming the environment and confounding Texas regulators.

As autumn winds down and winter begins, these December evenings are graced with not only huge, breathtaking constellations ...

In the caves of southwestern Iran, researchers discovered a new species of isopod named Stenasellus stygopersicus. These ...

There’s more than one circumstance in which this simple molecule could have done a job life subsequently found a way to do ...

Conceptual illustration of terrestrial hot springs on early Earth (Illustration by Alex Bosoy, Design & Illustration, LLC) ...

Dozens of residents living in Bel Air Lakes, a retirement community in the city at the landfill’s base, filed a lawsuit in ...

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