Billions of years ago, the molecular building blocks of life emerged from a complex web of chemical and geological processes.

The research team simulated early Earth conditions by exposing mixtures of organic molecules to repeated wet-dry cycles, and observed continuous transformation, selective organization, and ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the prebiotic processes that may ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

A team of University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers has hatched an innovative project to improve the health of chickens ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ultimately forming ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...

When asteroids like Bennu hit the young Earth, they could have provided a complete package of complex molecules and the ingredients essential to life, such as water, phosphate, and ammonia. Together, ...

Two science teams pored over samples from the B-type asteroid Bennu, finding chemicals linked to the beginnings of life and brine that is of interest for future space exploration.