All life on Earth comes from one single ancestor. And it's so much older than we thought. All life on Earth can be traced ...

New research in Yellowstone National Park has found a connection between earthquake swarms and the chemical reactions needed ...

This article is a summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of ...

Four billion years ago, Earth was violent, hot, and unstable. Yet new research suggests that by then, life had already ...

For decades, scientists have theorized that volcanic lightning on an early Earth played a crucial role in kickstarting life on the planet by breaking molecules into useful, biological components. A ...

Deep within the surface of the earth lies a gargantuan amount of carbon in the form of various types of microbial life, which hangs onto life in environments with scarce nutrients and extreme ...

Background of the planet earth viwed from satellite , this image is generated with 3D software and Elements of this image are provided by NASA Of all known planets, Earth is as friendly to life as any ...

An ancient asteroid older than Earth itself has reignited debate over whether life began in space. NASA's Bennu discovery ...

(THE CONVERSATION) From a distance, Biosphere 2 emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of glass and bright white structures. Despite being just ...

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...