Are we descendants of clay? Is rock slime related to Grandpa? A fantastic new book tours the competing theories of how life on Earth began 4 billion years ago.

Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine.

It took years of attempts before scientists were able to clone a mammal from an adult cell

When you fall in love all with the same person all over again, after 30 years, only one dish will do

Salon spoke with a virologist about the notion, which Biden is investigating, that SARS-CoV-2 emerged from a lab

Swedish sex educators rechristen religious fundamentalists' favorite female body part

Law enforcement agencies monitor our most basic acts. But try assigning them a watchdog and they resist with fury

Studies are now linking fire-related toxin exposure to an increased risk of cancer

Scientists are on the verge of breaking the carbon barrier -- creating artificial life and changing forever what it means to be human. And we're not ready.

Fish breath may be the only side effect to the latest antidepressant.

Understanding how tumors migrate can help stop their spread. New research is shedding light on how that works

"Manipulate my DNA or inject satan juice, nah, I'm good," wrote a follower of young white nationalist Nick Fuentes

Trump's cellphone practices raise questions about the espionage risk posed to the US — but her emails, right?

The president's opposition to cloning stem cells is based on scientific superstition and Luddite fears.

New research indicates processed foods are even more harmful to our health than previously thought