RPI Professor Karyn Rogers, director of the Rensselaer Astrobiology Research and Education Center, and graduate student Meri ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, life on earth faced a catastrophe unlike anything seen since. Geological evidence points to massive volcanic activity that may have altered the planet’s climate on a ...

Researchers use synthetic biology to reverse-engineer modern nitrogenases and rebuild their possible ancestors, in an effort to better understand the origins of life on Earth and beyond.

In 1403, a rebellion broke out in England that would culminate in one of the bloodiest battles to ever take place on English ...

Exhaust from lunar landers drifts across the moon and contaminates ultra-cold polar craters that are rich in ancient ice and ...

The documentary delves into Charles’ concept of “harmony,” the idea that restoring the balance between the human and natural ...

The Channel 5 documentary looks at the humble beginnings of Claudia's career, to her current status as reigning queen of TV ...