A handful of seashells

Along with the births, weddings and funerals, it’s the little moments that make up a life, the ones only you notice, the ones which stay with you a while.

5 clues to the birth of life

The origins of life on Earth remain one of the biggest unsolved questions in science, but five remarkable discoveries over the last five years have shed light on the possible process.

Could life have evolved more than once?

The genesis of life is the oldest biological event, so old that no clear evidence evidence exists beyond the existence of life itself. This leaves many questions open, and one of the most tantalising is how many times life magically emerged from non-living elements.