The devastation of a giant meteorite impact on early Earth may have allowed life to flourish, new research suggests. A study ...

The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth. Researchers at Tohoku University, the ...

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged.

New research based on samples from asteroid Ryugu reveals that phosphorus-rich compounds could explain how Earth became ...

Early life on Earth may have gotten an unexpected kickstart thanks to a massive meteor that struck the planet.

An international team of researchers discovered a new specimen called Quaestio simpsonorum—a pancake-shaped creature that ...

In a discovery that may further our understanding of the early evolution of life on Earth, a research team, including associate professor Andrew Palmer and master’s student Caitlyn Hubric ...

It is almost four years since the Perseverance Rover landed on Mars and it has found a rock that could hold life signs.

Pieces of the asteroid Bennu, collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, are being studied at Brown as part of an effort to ...