The Bumpass Hell Trail in California leads to boiling mud pots and steaming vents inside one of the West’s most active hydrothermal basins.

The deep ocean is about as mysterious as the depths of outer space, and it's home to some bizarre finds, from tiny angelic creatures to giant worms.

Far beneath the ocean’s surface, where sunlight never reaches and temperatures soar near underwater volcanoes, life still ...

But one of the most radiation-resistant organisms ever discovered doesn't come from anywhere radioactive at all. An archaeon ...

Life on Earth may not have started here at all. A scientist says alien intervention is unlikely but still possible, reshaping the debate on our true origins.

Learn more about the top theories about how life began on Earth, and how it may not have started from scratch.

The odds are that life is out there – but rather than little green men, it may look more like hydrothermal vent tubeworms ...

With companies attempting to get permits to mine in the Pacific, is it possible that such devastating activities will be given the green light?

Older homes in the South were typically built over a crawl space rather than a finished basement. Even today, many homes don't include a finished basement because of our damp, Southern soils. What you ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...