If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to ...

All conceivable life forms, whether earthly or extraterrestrial, require an energy source, and scientists are increasingly employing a “Follow the Energy” approach in the search for signs of ...

With Starmus Earth: The Future of Our Home Planet around the corner, we sat down with David Eicher, the Astronomy Magazine editor-in-chief and one of the event’s speakers, to hear his thoughts on a ...

A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 instances ...