Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. In just ...

Organic chemicals, primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen, underly all of life. They’re also widespread in the Universe, so they can’t be taken as a clear signature of the presence of life. That ...

NASA's rover Perseverance is investigating signs of ancient life on Mars, and it has now collected some of the most promising samples from the Red Planet yet. According to NASA, several rock samples ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has gathered interesting organic matter in rock, as reported by CNET. Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk stands for a portrait at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ...

This week, NASA announced it was "excited" about finding something called organics on Mars. Life, as we know it, is comprised of organic things, like carbon. Your body is teeming with carbon. So how ...

The famed rover has collected four samples in from an ancient river delta ion the Red Planet since July 7. By Laura Baisas Published Sep 16, 2022 9:30 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...