Latest articles by Amanda Doyle
Dark stars: The first stars in the universe
These cosmic creators, powered by dark matter, could be responsible for our existence, along with the appearance of today's universe.
Detecting Life's Influence on Planetary Atmospheres
How the presence of oxygen and other disequilibrium gases could signpost life.
Rare Metals on Mars and Earth Point to Colossal Impacts
New research has revealed that a giant impact on Mars more than four billion years ago would explain the unusual amount of "iron loving" elements in the Red Planet.
Ancient Lake On Mars Was Hospitable Enough To Support Life
Mars' Gale Crater, once home to a flowing river and a lake, had the right conditions for life in ancient times, according to a new study looking at three years of data from NASA's Curiosity rover.
Microbes Set the Stage for First Animals
It is thought that animal life first arose during the Ediacaran Period, between 635 and 541 million years ago, but these organisms bore little resemblance to the animals we know today.
Surprise! Canadian Double Crater Formed by 2 Separate Impact Events
In an unlikely scenario, the impacts that created the craters that became Canada's two Clearwater Lakes apparently occurred almost 200 million years apart.
Alien Life Could Use Endless Array of Building Blocks
Life on other planets could draw from thousands of amino acids to build proteins, not just the limited ones used on Earth.
Alien Life Could be Detectable on Planets Around Dying Stars
The upcoming James Webb Telescope could be the ideal instrument.
Where Will Doomed Earth's Last Organisms Live?
In a few billion years, Earth will be sterilized by a bloated, red giant sun.
