Iron is an essential nutrient that almost all life requires to grow and thrive. Iron’s importance goes all the way back to the formation of the planet Earth, where the amount of iron in the Earth’s ...

Living organisms need nitrogen as a central building block for protein formation, for example. However, although our ...

New research could help explain crucial early steps on the path of life that led from a pool filled with simple amino acids to bacteria, redwood trees and people. One-hundred fifty years ago, Charles ...

What makes Earth special? Our planet is the only one we know of where life persists, thanks to a perfect marriage of chemistry and physics — and one of the key ingredients in that happy mix is oxygen.

Many individuals seek quick solutions and universal advice to overcome their challenges. However, personal development is not a destination but an ongoing journey of self-improvement and ...

Stories about the development of life on earth used to be much more compelling. The hands of deities split the mountains and raised the seas. Gods crafted man from dust and dreams: Animals were ...

A researcher who has studied the icy world said “the prospects for the development of life are getting better and better on Enceladus.” By Kenneth Chang Scientists have detected a poison among the ...

Turn your mind for a moment to a friend or family member you cherish but don’t spend as much time with as you would like. This needn’t be your most significant relationship, just someone who makes you ...