A team from the University of Illinois has uncovered surprising evolutionary links between the genetic code and tiny protein ...

An organic sulfur compound known as a thioester spontaneously catalyzing the binding of RNA to amino acids may be where it ...

A protein historian and evolutionary biochemist found that a protein sequence present across all known life didn’t form as ...

Viewing identity through the lens of the seasons underscores the fluid, evolving nature of who we are. Just as the seasons ...

4 September 2025/Kiel. Why do oxygen-depleted zones repeatedly form in the western Baltic Sea, leading to mass fish deaths? What role does the toxic hydrogen sulfide released from the sediment play?

“Story Kitchen has always believed that ‘Life is Strange’ deserved to be more than just a game—it’s a cultural touchstone,” said Story Kitchen’s Johnson and Goldberg. “After a decade-long journey, ...

Chemists at University College London have shown how two of biology's most fundamental ingredients, RNA (ribonucleic acid) and amino acids, could have spontaneously joined together at the origin of ...

“At Last” by Marisa Silver tells the story of two very different women, Helene and Evelyn, who become grandmothers to the same child. The novel explores the challenges and joys of grandparenthood, as ...

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function.

The parents of a 5-year-old boy killed by a school bus state the district's transfer process put children at great risk. Officials determined the boy's death was accidental after he tripped and fell ...

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome suffered a life-threatening heart injury in his crash last week in France, his wife has said. The 40-year-old Froome, who races for Israel–Premier Tech, ...