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

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

The intriguing findings bolster the theory that asteroids seeded the early Earth with life's chemical components - a process ...

Pristine samples from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, continue to provide crucial ...

Two enormous structures that sit at the border between the Earth's mantle and its core have puzzled scientists for decades.

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

Life may have emerged on Mars and Earth at the same time. That's according to new evidence found in a Martian meteorite that indicates the key ingredient for life, water, appeared on Mars around 4.4 ...

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet. The finding ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace. Yet the age-old question remains unanswered: are we ...

Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and ...