The origin of life could, therefore, be closely linked to the special environment of large soda lakes, which, due to their geological setting and phosphorus balance, provided ideal conditions for ...

Hazen realized he could use the pressure bomb to test this theory ... and sugars—the stuff of life. Hazen’s experiments marked a turning point. Before them, origins-of-life research had ...

The Curiosity rover detected the largest organic molecules to date on Mars, which may be fragments of fatty acids, or some of ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look ... Since then, scientists have tried to test this theory and discover how simple molecules could form ...

The idea that comets may be connected with the origin of life on Earth ... may incubate and transfer microbial life from one cosmic habitat to another in the Galaxy. The latter process cometary ...

The White House revamped its COVID-19 information website on Friday, unveiling a sleek new landing page dedicated to the “true origins” of ... onboard with the theory that COVID-19 leaked ...

David Deamer (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Dr. John Baross (University of Washington, Seattle). Deamer and Baross are known for their pioneering work in astrobiology, focused on ...