Self-sustaining chemical reactions that could support biology radically different from life as we know it might exist on many different planets using a variety of elements beyond the carbon upon which ...

Life requires repetition of chemical reactions. Describing the kinds of reactions and conditions required for self-sustaining repetition—called autocatalysis—could focus the search for life on other ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

The cosmic experiment could give hints to scientists about the potential alien life on extraterrestrial planets. Bryan Goff from Unsplash Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have buckled ...

Life on a faraway planet — if it’s out there — might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe’s pantry, and only so many ways to mix them.