How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

Life on Earth might not be as Earthly as we think. A recent research published in The Conversation explores a revived and ...

The question of when life began on Earth is as old as human culture. “It’s one of these fundamental human questions: When did life appear on Earth?” said Professor Martin Whitehouse of the Swedish ...

New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed ...

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists,... Did life start on the ocean floor — and what does that ...

Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed.

Geologist Michael Ackerson holds a sample from Canada's Acasta Gneiss formation, home to some of the oldest rocks on the planet. Michael Ackerson We know Earth is old. Scientists estimate that our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. We’ve pieced together a remarkably detailed timeline of ...

Zapping clay with a high-power laser is all it took to re-create the original spark of life on Earth. A bit more specifically, researchers used the Prague-based Asterix Laser System to zap clay in an ...

How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G. Barber found that an abundance of water on ...