The question of how life appeared on Earth has intrigued generations. Some researchers are now putting forward an unexpected ...

The question of how life emerged from nonliving matter on Earth has puzzled scientists for centuries. A groundbreaking study ...

Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

Polyester microdroplets, possible precursors to life, were formed from alpha-hydroxy acids (αHAs) in early Earth-like conditions even at low reaction volume, low reactant concentrations, and/or high ...

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and ...

More than four billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. Pools of water froze and thawed in cycles, minerals ...

Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

(CNN) — Researchers say they have uncovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into question widely held beliefs about the origins of water and the ...

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