A recent study from researchers at the University of Toulouse has revealed a fascinating insight into the origins of life on land. The study, published in Science, highlights how a gene transfer ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

Dr. Sandra Álvarez-Carretero from Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences noted that LUCA’s ancient origin aligns with the planet’s early habitability, emphasizing the rapid emergence of life ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

With an abundant supply of liquid water, Earth is one of the few places in the universe where life can develop and flourish. But scientists have long wondered where exactly all of our life-giving ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy meteorites helped us along. Still, the new evidence makes a strong case that ...

The study potentially upends our understanding of early Earth, but the discovery of hydrogen in the meteorite doesn’t mean that life would have ... theory of the origins of water.