LifeTracer uses machine learning to spot subtle molecular patterns that separate biological chemistry from nonliving organics.

A specially trained algorithm could aid the search for biological activity both on the early Earth and on other worlds.

Locked inside a frozen rock from the edge of the world is a story that began before Earth had oceans, continents or even a ...

Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after ...

Right here on Earth are some outstanding examples of meteorite and asteroid impact craters and other visible impact ...

Whether it's a sprained ankle or a backpack at the airport, X-ray images are an everyday occurrence in many areas. Empa ...

Apollo samples provide evidence: Researchers analyzed Moon rocks brought back by the Apollo missions and, for the first time, ...

Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists today published fresh chemical evidence of Earth’s earliest life – concealed in 3.3-billion-year-old ...

About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across ...

Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of ...

New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS suggest ice volcano eruptions as scientists study its ancient chemistry and debate ...

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