Scientists in China have discovered one of the most peculiar prehistoric organisms ever found.
Scientists believe that interstellar dust streams might be able to transfer organisms between planets.
The microorganism was discovered in the lakes of the Rauer Islands off the coast of Antarctica.
For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in creating healthy organisms with synthetic DNA.
Divers have discovered an ancient, minivan-sized sea sponge in an ocean ridge off the coast of Hawaii.
Astrobiologists have suggested that comet 67P may be home to live extraterrestrial micro-organisms.
Astrobiologists believe that they have found evidence of alien life in our planet's atmosphere.
The world's deepest ever marine drilling expedition has uncovered signs of life in the 'deep biosphere'.
A bizarre and unclassifiable type of mushroom-shaped sea creature has been identified by researchers.
Huge numbers of the organisms known as 'by-the-wind sailors' have been washing up on the West Coast.
An ancient organism believed to have died out 4 million years ago has been found near New Zealand.
The first ever 'semi-synthetic' micro-organism is very different from all other life on Earth.
Genome scientist J. Craig Venter believes that we will soon be able to design and 'print' organisms.
Scientists are more convinced than ever that they've found evidence of alien life in the stratosphere.