Now, new research by Penn State scientists has revealed this vital process may be governed by a previously unknown molecular ...

For nearly two decades, scientists have watched white-nose syndrome tear through North American bat colonies while trying to explain how a dusting of fungus could be so deadly. Recent work now ...

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...