One of the key components for the evolution of life as we know it is the presence of “volatiles”: elements and compounds that can be vaporized easily at relatively low temperatures.

Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

The model Kite’s team built was unique in that it captured evolution of the Martian landscape and climate over an extremely ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

Alien life might look unlike anything we've ever seen on Earth. Trying to find evidence of these unknown organisms will require some creativity.

They’re the building rocks of life. Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the ingredients to life on Earth were present in the early days of our solar ...

If you're an animal enthusiast, you probably know that the vast majority of animals prefer not to spend their lives in motion ...

The molten rock was hot enough to melt the surrounding rocks and release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's ...

5 fun facts about evolution The last common ancestor of all life on Earth is estimated to have existed around 4.2 billion years ago. There are three ingredients necessary for natural selection to ...