Scientists involved in planetary formation studies, meteorites, and early solar system investigations have been wondering ...

Explore the history of life on Earth, from 3.5-billion-year-old fossils to the vast diversity of species on our planet today.

Manganese dioxide can convert amino acids into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) without requiring methane, a finding that solves a long ...

Earth's shallow ocean contained oxygen earlier than expected, rewriting the history of the origin of life during the "Boring ...

Four separate studies released the same day have pushed back key evolutionary and planetary milestones. New analyses suggest dinosaurs originated 10 million years earlier than fossil evidence shows, a ...

"Outgrowth of the LPI Conference on the Origin of the Earth, which was held in Berkeley, California in December 1988"--Preface. 3D solar nebula models : implications for earth origin / A.P. Boss -- ...