New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test—a comprehensive ... picture yet of how Earth evolved to a point where life was able to flourish.

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A new study suggests that this organism likely lived on Earth only 400 million years after its formation.

Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow three crewmates, including Butch Wilmore, finally touched down on Earth after ...

Star would be the first private mission to another planet and the first in over 30 years to directly measure Venus’s clouds.

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA. A study suggests that this organism likely lived on ...