We know that Darwinian evolution acts on all forms of life, but does evolution act on non-living materials as well? Otto and his team used a system of three different self-replicating molecules, that, ...

The Earth was formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago. The first signs of life on our planet emerged soon after (in terms of the Earth's history). However, the conditions back then were very different ...

We all enjoy good design, but not everyone has the experience to know how to do it right. Even if you're not an artist, there are certain principles that everyone can learn that are useful in everyday ...

Scientists report that they have built a living "minimal cell" with a genome stripped down to its barest essentials – and a computer model of the cell that mirrors its behavior. By refining and ...

Jake Youngman of Clarendon Hills is going full-steam ahead on a documentary about the Institute in Basic Life Principles and how some of the organization’s followers alleged they were controlled, ...

A reunion of sorts is occurring outside Big Sandy, where staff at the International ALERT Academy has been welcoming arrivals with a sister ministry making the move to East Texas. The academy and ...

Jen Taylor-O’Connor opens up about her research on animal communication and how it helped her heal from trauma Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...