While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

Earth's atmosphere will then resemble its early state, rich in methane. Complex life will struggle to survive ... This prediction, published in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience, marks ...

A team of researchers studied the properties of membranes to understand how these cellular structures influenced the chemistry of life on Earth as it began.

A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

Earth's magnetic field was so weak it almost disappeared. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, complex life emerged.

The mystery of life ... Earth’s history and its broader implications for life science. The study "‘The nature of the last universal common ancestor and its impact on the early Earth system ...

"This raises fascinating questions about whether large impacts may have influenced environmental conditions in ways that affected early ... on Earth's environment and the expansion of life beyond ...

More information: Timothy W. Lyons et al, Co‐evolution of early Earth environments and microbial life, Nature Reviews Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41579-024-01044-y Provided by University ...

The space telescope, expected to launch in the early 2040s, is designed to search for Earth ... Space Science at the UK Space Agency, said: "If we’re going to find evidence of alien life beyond ...

Not all plants can be stored in a seed bank. Cryopreservation offers an alternative, but critics question whether this form of conservation will work.

Paleontologists have discovered a three-eyed creature with a pencil sharpener-like mouth that roamed the sea for prey more ...