This article was originally published with the title “ The Origin of Life on Earth ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 301 No. 3 (September 2009) doi: ...

The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science. To find out if we are alone in the galaxy, we will need to better understand what geochemical conditions nurtured the first ...

In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

How animate life was formed from inanimate matter has always been a mystery, but scientists are closer to finding what may have been the catalyst.

A timescale for the origin and evolution of all of life on Earth Date: August 20, 2018 Source: University of Bristol Summary: A new study has used a combination of genomic and fossil data to ...

New evidence suggests that animal life got a jumpstart from Snowball Earth. Annalee Newitz – Aug 16, 2017 3:32 pm | 124 About 650 million years ago, the Sturtian ice age turned our planet into ...

The origin of life on Earth has always been a mystery.For many years, scientists have looked to the stars, believing that the building blocks of life that set forth evolution here on our planet ...

Unraveling where life on Earth began involves figuring out where the molecules that make up life come from. A shallow, salty body of water could hold answers.

To address the profound question of life’s origin, it is crucial to understand the geological, chemical and environmental conditions on early Earth approximately 3.8 billion years ago.

Could Giant Viruses Be the Origin of Life on Earth? The ancestors of modern viruses may have laid the groundwork for cellular life as we know it. By Carrie Arnold. July 17, 2014 ...

Most carbon on Earth consists of carbon 12, named for the number of protons and neutrons in its atomic nucleus, rather than its slightly heavier cousin, carbon 13.