A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Research suggests that calcium may have played a key role in guiding the development of a specific molecular handedness in ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

Scientists have made a bold leap in the search for life’s origins, offering a fresh look at how chemistry might have crossed ...

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is the discovery of life on ...

Scientists discovered a previously hidden ecosystem - lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama harbors microbial communities, ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — An international team has sequenced the first ... that early life may in part ... Feb. 14, 2025 — The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare ...

Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve Feb. 25 ... 2025 — The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and ...

For example, science has identified that most of the life forms on Earth came into being during the Cambrian explosion ... that there is a Creator who made everything we see. Sometimes the simple ...