Sticky beginnings: Surface-bound gels may explain life's origins on Earth

How did life begin? An international team of researchers from Japan, Malaysia, the UK, and Germany suggest that the answer ...
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The evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...
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Were viruses around on Earth before living cells emerged? A microbiologist explains

Maybe the first life on Earth was part of an 'RNA world.' Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images How life on Earth started has puzzled scientists for a long time. And it still does.
Science Daily

How life began on earth: modeling Earth's ancient atmosphere

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged. The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth.
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Scientists redid an experiment that showed how life on Earth could have started. They found a new possibility

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. In the 1931 movie ...
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Extraterrestrial life may look nothing like life on Earth − so astrobiologists are coming up with a framework to study how complex systems evolve

Chris Impey receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. We have only one example of biology forming in the universe – life on Earth. But what if life ...
SFGate

Microbes in deep-sea volcanoes can help scientists learn about early life on Earth, or even life beyond our planet

(THE CONVERSATION) People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in ...