Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

As we stand on the precipice of a scientific revolution, researchers are pushing the boundaries of biology by developing synthetic cells from non-living components. This groundbreaking work could ...

Creating life is something that scientists have been able to do for a while now. In 2010, a team of researchers was able to make the first-ever synthetic bacteria. It was a massive undertaking, and ...

(CNN) — Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can ...

Although lots of the stories we tell each other about retirement from work are positive ("finally, you can do whatever you want!"), the reality can be less sunny. Studies show that depression often ...

A proposal to create a Life Science Innovation Center in Maine took a step forward Thursday. Agnieszka Carpenter FILE PHOTO / COURTESY WOJCIECH BEDNARCZUK During a life science-focused webinar and ...

After completing IRC’s financial coaching program, M—a passionate, tenacious young entrepreneur in her early twenties living in Los Angeles—reflected on just how far she had come. She had recently ...