New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the building blocks of life.

Large soda lakes may have provided the high phosphorus levels needed for life to begin on Earth, offering a new explanation ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of the chemical building blocks of life.

The Medusae Fossae Formation of Mars has ice deposits over 2 miles deep, potentially providing vital water resources for ...

Large soda lakes - those without natural runoff - could have built and sustained extremely high concentrations of phosphorus.

For more than a decade, a robotic explorer has been traveling across Mars, quietly collecting clues about a time when the Red ...

Earth’s Storage of Water in Soil, Lakes and Rivers Is Dwindling. and It’s Especially Bad for Farming University of Melbourne hydrology professor Dongryeol Ryu and his collaborator Ki-Weon Seo ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

What drives us to send probes throughout the Solar System and rovers and landers to Mars? It's not cheap, and it's not easy.

Life needs sufficient phosphorus. However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there sufficient phosphorus four billion years ago for life to ...

More than three decades after making history aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dr. Mae Jemison continues to inspire the next wave of space travelers while championing science and education on Earth.