Origin of life

Space Asteroid Bennu sample finds life’s building blocks formed in space ice

A Penn State team studying NASA’s Bennu sample found isotope clues that suggest some amino acids formed in frozen, irradiated ice, not warm water.

Space Student made cosmic dust in the lab revealing life’s early chemical origins Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Dark oxygen discovery in the deep ocean sparks debate over life’s origins Joshua Shavit

Health Life may have begun in sticky gels long before the first cells formed Rebecca Shavit

Space Phosphorus from space could help explain the origins of life on Earth

Discoveries Ancient soda lakes could reveal how life began on Earth

Space Scientists propose incredible new theories for the origin of life in the universe

Global Good Did life on Earth come from outer space? Study provides new insights

Discoveries Scientists discover how the first cells on Earth could have formed

Discoveries Ancient Hot Springs Offer Key Insights to Earth’s Origin of Life

Discoveries Scientists propose expanding on evolution with sweeping new law of nature

Discoveries Scientists finally unravel the secrets of planet formation

Discoveries Scientists create “chemical cookbook” containing recipes for the creation of life