The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed ...

Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of 80% of all marine species ...

Scientists analyzed a sample, which likely contained fatty acids, that transformed into alkanes during the heating process ...

Chains of up to a dozen carbon atoms have been detected in what appears to have been an ancient lakebed on Mars, contributing ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered the largest organic compounds ever found on Mars. As per Guardian, these compounds were ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

Scientists know from extensive study here on Earth that life doesn't sprout from nothing—it requires a complex (and often ...

From the tiniest microorganisms to the largest mammals, life on Earth thrives through interconnected, mutually beneficial ...