Astrobiologists are working to discover universal rules that govern the emergence of complex physical and biological systems ...

But just in case there’s advanced alien life out there, I’m on the international advisory council for the group designing ...

Exploring the search for alien life beyond Earth, from alternative biochemistry to detecting technosignatures in exoplanet ...

Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth. So, astrobiologists need to study how complex systems evolve.

Spectroscopy might detect signatures of oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere, which microbes called blue-green algae created by ...

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? Scientists are preparing for that eventuality.

Spectroscopy might detect signatures of oxygen in a planet’s atmosphere, which microbes called blue-green algae created by photosynthesis on Earth several billion years ago, or chlorophyll ...

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do ...

Spectroscopy might detect signatures of oxygen in a planet's atmosphere, which microbes called blue-green algae created by photosynthesis on Earth several billion years ago, or chlorophyll signatures ...

Aim The study investigated functional groups representing reservoirs of different trophic states, identifying eutrophication indicators. Methods Water samples were collected to evaluate physical and ...