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

On early Earth, the reaction could have taken place ... reacted with one another and ultimately led to the origin of life. A better understanding of how these components formed and fused together ...

could explain the origin of life on Earth. Watch the full documentary Science’s Biggest Mysteries on BBC Select. Jason Betz from Ameriprise Financial says that there is untapped resilience in ...

Montana Tech researchers have a new scientific article out, detailing how samples taken from hot springs at Yellowstone ...

As life evolved on Earth, it used and created minerals for exoskeletons and habitats. The hundred minerals present when life first formed have grown to about 5,000 today. For example, zircons are ...

In fact, this contamination by life is probably the normal beginning of life on any planet, including the earth. “Space travelers,” says Gold, “may have visited the earth a billion years ago ...

A Yale study reveals that elevated marine iodine concentrations disrupted the stabilization of Earth’s ozone layer, delaying ...