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

Chengdu University of Technology-led research has established a high-resolution astrochronological framework spanning ...

“It’s recognized that an energetic catalyst was almost certainly required to facilitate some of the reactions on early Earth that led to the origin of life,” said astrobiologist and ...

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.

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

New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially ... we are really young that might affect our entire life," he says "It's the same thing for planets.

If liquid water and elevated crust existed so early in Earth’s history, was life present as well? There is carbon isotope evidence for life in the world’s oldest known volcanic-sedimentary ...

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

It’s thought that early Earth contained a primordial soup of ingredients ... the chemicals created would be too diluted to widely kickstart life. If it happened in shallow ponds, the chances ...

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