Also in this week’s arts newsletter, ‘Spamilton,’ Jon Cusack’s film memories, a Mel Brooks documentary and more ...

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

In high enough doses, hydrogen cyanide can kill an adult human in minutes, but the chemical may be the reason why we’re here ...

Molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon speaks about her seminal discovery and excitement for the future of longevity research ...

Metabolites in mouse and human breath correlate to gut-microbe populations and might be helpful in diagnosing disease.

January 2026 ...