Life on Earth had to begin somewhere, and scientists think that “somewhere” is LUCA—or the Last Universal Common Ancestor.

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets.

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth after nearly nine months in space and readjusting to ...

By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...

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 ...

But are we truly the masters of our domain, this little blue planet? And could we really end all life on Earth? What if we dropped every nuke at once? Would that get every bug, including roaches ...

Although the movie’s participants refuse to disclose classified information, some of their statements elicited “audible gasps ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Whether it's rivers cutting through earth, lava melting through rock, or water slicing through ice, channels all twist and ... Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve Feb. 25, 2025 ...

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