We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?

On Monday, a paper announcing that all four DNA bases had been found on an asteroid sparked a lot of headlines. But many of ...

After Cosmic Crisp, Scientists Unveil an Apple for the Climate Change Era

Agronomists at Washington State University are unveiling a new apple, the Sunflare, which they say tastes as good as their ...

Scientists find all five genetic building blocks for life in asteroid Ryugu

Researchers are still studying samples of Ryugu collected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency from its Hayabusa2 mission. After the first papers focused on the composition ...