The origin of the first living molecules on our planet has long been debated. However, recent experiments are revealing new ...

Grab-and-go missions to asteroids have provided some of the most scientifically valuable samples since the Apollo ...

A breakthrough experiment, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers compelling support for ...

Researchers have used the chemical fingerprints of zinc contained in meteorites to determine the origin of volatile elements on Earth. The results suggest that without 'unmelted' asteroids, there may ...

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, ...

How did life begin on Earth? While scientists have theories, they don't yet fully understand the precise chemical steps that ...

Earth System Sciences is an inherently interdisciplinary field that investigates the integrated dynamics of the planet’s major spheres—the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere—and their ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. When you ...

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