May 1981 The second point is that Darwin's theory of evolution is silent on the 'origin of living things' – that is, how life on earth began. Darwin himself mused that life could have arisen 'in ...

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

Scientists have proposed many theories to explain the origin of life. Two stand out: the primordial soup theory and the RNA world hypothesis. Both these theories follow a linear way of thinking by ...

The origin of life on Earth stands as one of the great mysteries of science ... To explain its presence on Earth, one theory proposes that a class of meteorites called carbonaceous chondrites formed ...

which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ... Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve Feb. 25 ...

Along with nitrogen and carbon, phosphorus is an essential element for life on Earth. It is a central component of molecules ...

Luckily, our ability to peer into the cosmos keeps getting better and better. The post New Theory Gets Us One Step Closer to ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life's earliest molecular ...

Stanford researchers unveil microlightning as key to lifes origin theories Tiny water droplets create energetic sparks, ...

A sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been found to contain an abundance of water and carbon, reinforcing the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. Just two weeks after ...

There are currently two main, competing theories about the origin ... might well reflect their role in the origin of eukaryotes themselves. Lane, N. Life Ascending: The Ten Greatest Inventions ...