A new study used mathematical formulas and demonstrated that it’s highly unlikely life began on Earth. Instead, the ...
All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation. Further ...
People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar ...
The question of when life began on Earth is as old as human culture. “It’s one of these fundamental human questions: When did life appear on Earth?” said Professor Martin Whitehouse of the Swedish ...
Geophysicists have modeled how Earth’s magnetic field could form even when its core was fully liquid. By removing the effects ...
A new study published in July 2025 tackles one of science's most profound mysteries—how did life first emerge from nonliving matter on early Earth? Using cutting edge mathematical approaches, ...
The appearance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere was a turning point in the history of our planet, forever transforming the ...