Large soda lakes may have provided the high phosphorus levels needed for life to begin on Earth, offering a new explanation ...

which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ... Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve Feb. 25 ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

When scientists look to the skies for clues about life's origins, water is one of the first things they seek. Life, as it's ...

Life on Earth may have originated from microlightning that triggered the formation of waterfalls and ocean waves, according to a new study. These "microlightning" generate tiny sparks when water ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, has uncovered a ...

The last universal common ancestor is the single life form that branched into everything ... In other words, our current working model of gene history could be undervaluing early protolife ...

Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton similar to that of complex organisms, such as animals and plants.

Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule ...

Research suggests that microlightning from water droplets, rather than large lightning strikes, may have triggered life’s ...