The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the single life form that branched into everything since. Earth four billion ...

Think of it this way: only around 10,000 decently sized meteorites slam into Earth per year. Meanwhile, the planet is ...

Scientists found that formic and acetic acids can be formed in hydrothermal vents through protometabolic processes.

Scientists may have discovered a reaction that provides the “missing link” to help explain how early life formed on Earth about 4 billion years ago. All living things contain ribonucleic acid, ...

Experiments show amino acids can cling to interstellar dust, survive heating, and reach planets - supporting a cosmic origin ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the ...

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

Dust brought back to Earth by China's Chang'e-6 mission contains rare meteorite relics that could change our understanding of sources of water and other life-essential ingredients in our solar system.

In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks of life in the solar ...