Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

Starlight and stardust are not enough to drive the powerful winds of giant stars, transporting the building blocks of life ...

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity—from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and ...

Every time you charge your phone or unplug an electric car, the battery’s internal parts subtly expand and contract. Over ...

Amid the daunting challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Undergraduate Admission at Boston College has completed its most selective admission process in University history. In ...

People have been obsessed with cheating death for millennia, but until recently, little had been understood about how to extend life—or if it was even possible. Scientists now say they are getting ...

Nathan Reiff has been writing expert articles and news about financial topics such as investing and trading, cryptocurrency, ETFs, and alternative investments on Investopedia since 2016. Gordon Scott ...