We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford ...

New research reveals that hydrothermal vents provided early Earth with abundant nitrogen, challenging previous theories.

While the Cambrian Explosion kickstarted complex life in a major way some 530 million years, the true timeline of life on ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

Researchers have discovered a 3.5-billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, providing new insights into ...

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in understanding early Earth." Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known ...

We'll be coming home, riding the plasma, splashing in the ocean, so that's what we're looking forward to,’ a 62-year-old ...

The Dragon spacecraft will undock from the ISS Harmony module’s space-facing port at 1:05 a.m. EDT on Tuesday. The crew is ...

said the discovery shed new light on how meteorites shaped Earth's early environment. "Uncovering this impact and finding more from the same time period could explain a lot about how life may have ...