One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Scientists have helped to construct a detailed timeline for bacterial evolution, suggesting some bacteria used oxygen long before evolving the ability to produce it through photosynthesis.

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 ...

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After 3 weeks in hospital, we have heard from Pope Francis for the first time. The Pope releasing an audio message from the Juelli and playing it here tonight in front of the crowd at St. Peter's ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis returned home to the Vatican on Sunday after he was hospitalized for five weeks with a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. *Billed as $4 plus GST every four weeks.

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore spent 10 months on the International Space Station and aged slower than those on Earth. This effect is explained by Einstein's theory of relativity. Their ...

The first phase of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza crumbled earlier this week after Israel pounded the enclave with heavy airstrikes — the deadliest since the ...

Longtime DC Comics fans know how complex their continuity is. And that’s putting it mildly. While their rival Marvel Comics has had a pretty linear continuity since its inception, DC has ...

By studying sulfur-based molecules in space, scientists are working to understand the chemical processes that might have led to the formation of life on Earth.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have finally returned from nine gruelling months spent on the International Space Station (ISS) - but their most difficult journey yet may be still ...

The origin of life on Earth is one of science’s biggest questions, and previous theories have suggested that lightning may have played a role. While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric ...