Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse. The ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

Researchers found How Violent Events During Earth's Formation Led to the Scarcity of Moderately Volatile Elements (MVE) Like ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

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 ...

Capture theory suggests that the Moon was a wandering body (like an asteroid) that formed elsewhere in the solar system and was captured by Earth's gravity as it passed nearby. The accretion ...

Now, a new study reveals a surprising twist in the story of our planet's formation ... challenges traditional theories about why Earth and Mars are depleted in moderately volatile elements ...