The New Science of Exobiology Gone are the days when the search for life beyond Earth was confined to science fiction movies ...

Earth’s neighbor still has secrets that science is trying to figure out, and one of them is potential signs of life.

On March 10, 2020, 61 choir members rehearsed in a church hall in Skagit County, Wash. As they sang, a microscopic germ wafted through the air. Before the month’s end, 58 members were infected and ...

Scientists probing life’s deepest origins have uncovered evidence that the first free-living cells may have emerged not once, but twice. The findings suggest a striking possibility: life may share one ...

AFTER THE second world war, Leo Szilard, a pioneering nuclear physicist who had worked on the Manhattan Project, decided to move into biology instead: life; not death. But there was a problem. As a ...

The Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032 will assess key scientific questions in planetary science and astrobiology, identify priority medium- and large-class missions and other ...

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

Life Science Cares provides a platform for companies in the life sciences industry and their employees to make a difference. It makes impactful grants to community nonprofits that are implementing ...

The U.S. life sciences industry entered 2026 with surprising momentum, following threats of tariffs and disrupted trade, NIH funding cuts, and a sluggish IPO market. Accounting for more than ...

This artful debut essay collection from NPR science correspondent Greenfieldboyce mixes scientific anecdotes with intimate personal reflections. In “What Else Is There,” Greenfieldboyce describes the ...

Understand the fundamentals that drive life. Do basic research that leads to medical breakthroughs and improvements in our world. Study the underlying chemistry of organisms and ecosystems. Help ...