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Earth’s earliest atmosphere may have done more than shield the planet from the Sun. New research suggests the sky itself helped supply early life with key sulfur-based molecules, long thought to ...

Retired astronaut and current Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) celebrated NASA ’s “pretty exciting” announcement on Thursday after ...

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Life thrived on Earth far earlier than previously believed, flourishing under the harsh reign of the Hadean eon. LUCA—the last universal common ancestor—was even designed to fend off ancient viruses.

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