The early days on Earth looked very different from today—it was extremely ... to suggest them as the birthplaces of Earth’s first life forms. Organic molecules may also have formed in certain types of ...

The study builds on previous research investigating different biosignature gases, including dimethyl sulfide, another ...

From 4.6 billion years ago when the Earth was red hot, the timeline illustrates the evolution of the first life forms through to plants photosynthesising, bacterial evolution, marine life ...

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 ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

Tracing the origins of elements needed to start life provides a glimpse of ... to simulate the various contributions of ...

JWST could potentially detect the signature of methyl halide compounds, produced by microbial life in Earth's ocean, on ...

From weeping trees to teeth stronger than Kevlar, senior curator Dr Tom White sheds some light on a few of the fascinating, unnoticed ways the Moon shapes the course of life on Earth ... but they have ...