"I think a lot more microfossil analyses will be made on samples of Earth."

We may have just uncovered the earliest direct evidence of life on Earth

Hard Science

The microfossils discovery isn't an altogether new one; they were first described by Schopf and his research team in 1993, but critics weren't convinced.

We May Have Just Uncovered the Earliest Direct Evidence of Life on Earth

New clues emerge from the oldest fossil ever found. 

This compound may have been the "fairy godmother" that transformed simple chemicals into the ingredients of life.

Scientists may have found the chemical compound that started life

Diamidophosphate may be the chemical compound that started life on Earth, responsible for the precursors of genetic information and cell structures.

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life

This compound could be the "missing link" scientists have been looking for. 

We’re getting closer to understanding how we got here.

Speculation about this extends back to the time of Darwin.

Watch: There's a new model for the origins of life on Earth

Earth & Energy

Scientists have used complex math equations to help us understand more about the universe we inhabit--this time about the origins of life on Earth.

There's a New Model for the Origins of Life on Earth

There’s a New Model for the Origins of Life on Earth

This is an astrobiological feat of epic proportions.

Clues to potential origins of life on Mars represent “A window into early Earth"

The discovery of Deep-water hydrothermal deposits on Mars could provide insight into the origins of life on Earth.

This Martian Discovery Could Hold Clues to Origins of Life on Earth

“This site can tell us about the type of environment where life may have begun on Earth."

Israeli researchers made digital models of 12 potential conditions that could have birthed life on Earth.

Collapsing bubbles may have triggered life on Earth, new study suggests

A team of Israeli researchers has shown through computer modeling how life-forming molecules could be created inside of collapsing bubbles.

Collapsing Bubbles May Have Triggered Life on Earth, New Study Suggests

New research is shedding light on a mystery that’s 4 billion years old.

Newly discovered fossils reveal earliest complex life on Earth

Archaeologists just discovered creatures thinner than a human hair, dating back 541 million years ago, in the Corumbá region of western Brazil.

Newly Discovered Fossils Reveal Earliest Complex Life on Earth

They are a jaw-dropping half-billion years old.

Scientists have discovered that a version of the Krebs cycle, the heart of cellular metabolism, can take place without the proteins known as enzymes.

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