How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that led to biology, or when the first primitive life forms appeared.

In an investigation to find out what sparked life on Earth, researchers have discovered that RNA formed through surprisingly ...

How can animate life be formed from inanimate matter? It’s one of the most fascinating enigmas in science because, without this crucial first step, called abiogenesis, there would be no life on Earth.

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the researcher points to panspermia, a theory that life or the ingredients for life came ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

A giant impact on the early Earth could have brought the building blocks of RNA to our planet, which new research suggests ...

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Scott Saleska receives funding from National Science Foundation, NASA, and U.S. Department of Energy. Ghiwa Makke receives funding from National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy. Chris ...

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