Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere.

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Abiotic chemistry in Earth’s atmosphere could have generated biologically important organosulfur molecules as life was ...

Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...

According to a new study, Earth’s atmosphere might have been more important for the origin of life story than we gave it ...

According to a new study the early Earth’s ancient sky may have played a much larger, proactive role in generating the chemical ingredients for life than scientists once believed.The study ...

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

Maybe the first life on Earth was part of an 'RNA world.' Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images How life on Earth started has puzzled scientists for a long time. And it still does.

Earth’s atmosphere might have contributed to the origin of life more than previously thought. In a study published Dec. 1 in ...

IMAGE: A new study by CU-Boulder researchers indicates a thick organic haze shrouding Earth several billion years ago was similar to the one now hovering over Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. University ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...