Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

The team found ... Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve Feb. 25, 2025 — New research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping ...

Life needs sufficient phosphorus. However, the element is scarce, not only today but also at the time of the origin of life. So where was there sufficient phosphorus four billion years ago for life to ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Penn State researchers propose that Earth and life have evolved together in a way that is more typical of life-supporting ...

The Miller-Urey hypothesis is based on a famous 1952 experiment in which researchers successfully formed these organic ...

Research suggests that microlightning from water droplets, rather than large lightning strikes, may have triggered life’s ...