High-energy particles zipping through the cosmos are harmful to life on Earth, but scientists think it could be food for ...

A spacecraft slowly descends to the surface of Mars. Once arid and lifeless, the Red Planet is now lush and green. As a city comes into view, passengers see people strolling along busy streets, ...

In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric conditions play a key role in determining if a planet can sustain liquid ...

There are quite a few other places we might find life in the solar system, including dwarf planets like Ceres. Ceres is thought to have a lot of liquid water under an icy and rocky crust, thanks to ...

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Water is essential for life on Earth. So, the liquid must be a requirement for life in other worlds. For decades, scientists' definition of habitability on other planets has rested on this assumption.

Four Jews are among 24 of America’s most creative and original thinkers who will each get $625,000 “genius” grants this year. Dr. Jeffrey Brenner, 44, Sheila Nirenberg, a New York City neuroscientist, ...