Latter-day Saint scholar Matthew Bowman discusses LDS prophet Joseph Fielding Smith, who led fights over evolution, the age ...

There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects such as planets, comets, circumstellar ...

Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape ...

It will lead to more purple, brown, or green hues in coastal or stratified areas, with less deep blue color in water as ...

Green oceans on early Earth, shaped by iron, pushed microbes to evolve light-absorbing tools that worked in green light.

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

Primates have evolved over 65 million years, from early ancestors to over 300 species today—including us. This is the incredible story of our ancient origins.

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

A routine fossil-hunting trip turned into a groundbreaking discovery for a pair of researchers when they stumbled upon a rare ...

The peer-reviewed report in the Astrophysical Journal Letters presents more questions than answers, acknowledges numerous uncertainties and does not declare the discovery of life beyond Earth, ...

U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life.

Of the heavy metals spewed by dying stars, the astronomers were particularly interested in iron-60. That’s because iron-60 is ...