The dream of traversing the depths of space and planting the seed of human civilization on another planet has existed for generations.

Evolution is the way groups of life-forms change over time to better fit the places they live. It is why life takes "such endless forms most beautiful and wonderful," as British biologist Charles ...

Microorganisms—bacteria, viruses and other tiny life forms—may drive biological variation in visible life as much, if not ...

The origin of life, and how to get to that very point, have been as mysterious as they are fascinating. It is one of the greatest questions that humans have att ...

Human societies have long depended on the division of labor to thrive—walk into any town, and you can probably find bakers ...

The age of Homo technicus could generate profound intellectual advances and solutions to our gravest problems. But first we ...