In a new peer reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The ...

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance ...

Based on the history of life here on earth, at least one prominent paleontologist thinks that complex life in the cosmos is ...

Virginia Tech study unveils 2 billion years of evolution, highlighting the 'boring billion,' Snowball Earth, and ancient ...

Hot springs, with their unique geochemical properties, have long fascinated researchers studying the origins of life. These ...

An Oxford academic has theorized about what might happen if humans were to go extinct and reveals which species could take ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer bird song, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the ...

The materials that make up your body are intergalactic voyagers that have existed beyond the limits of the Milky Way.

The early Earth was an extreme place. Asteroids pommeled the surface. Volcanoes spewed lava and carbon dioxide. The thick, ...

According to a new study, the carbon atoms that form part of all life on Earth may have traveled outside the galaxy first.

which attempted to simulate the conditions on early Earth that likely witnessed the origin of life. While valuable in demonstrating that nonliving matter could give rise to life's building blocks ...