Hidden Nanocrystals Discovered in Well-Preserved Hydrothermal Vent Precipitates Hold Clues on Origins of Life on Earth

Medicine & Technology Feb 07, 2024

Nanocrystals uncovered from primitive rocks in Western Australia provide insights into the formation of essential building blocks of life on Earth. Continue reading the article to find out more.

3.5-Billion-Year-Old Rock Reveals Complex Microbial Communities; Rich Ecosystem Could Be Key to the First Life on Earth

Jan 29, 2024

Scientists studied samples of rock from South Africa which reveal clues about life on Earth 3.4 billion years ago. Find out more about it in this article.

Decoding Molecular Languages at the Origin of Life Opens New Opportunities in Developing Nanotechnologies

Aug 16, 2023

Scientists successfully decoded the way molecules ‘talk’ to each other and provides breakthrough in developing nanotechnologies. Continue reading the article to find out more.

Purdue University Chemists Unveil Paths of 'Chemistry After the Origin of Life' [A Study]

Oct 04, 2022

Chemists from Purdue University unveils paths behind the chemistry of life. Know more about this news here, read now!

Chemical Reaction Using Cyanide, Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide Yields Amino Acids Maybe the Origin of Life

Jul 29, 2022

Scripps Research scientists have discovered a new set of chemical reactions that use cyanide, ammonia, and carbon dioxide, all of which were thought to the building blocks of proteins and DNA. Continue reading to understand why scientists thought that it could be the origin of life.

Experts Complete DNA and RNA Nucleobases from Meteorites, Supports Origin of Life from Space

May 04, 2022

Experts from Japan and NASA completes the set of nucelobases in DNA and RNA of Earthly life from meteorite samples. Learn more about the extraction, and how this study offers proof of the space-based origin of life.

Quantum Mechanical Tunneling May Explain How Life Appeared on Earth

Feb 14, 2022

A new study reveals how peptides, part of the building block of life on Earth, can be formed in the conditions of space. Findings serves as a clue to how life came to our planet.

Origin of Life Revealed! Protein Structures May Answer How Life Began on Earth

Jan 19, 2022

A biological study suspects that protein structures may have answers to how life on our planet was formed.

Origin of Life Allegedly Driven By Organisms From Outer Space

Dec 29, 2021

An odd 2018 study challenges the scientific knowledge we have to find the true origin of life on Earth.

Chinese Scientists Discover Material in Rock That May Exhibit ‘Origin of Life’

Nov 16, 2020

Chinese scientists have recently discovered what's described as "some puzzling stuff in deep-sea rock" that may provide a new and better understanding of the origins of life.

Hydrothermal Vents May Be The Exact Location of the Origin of Life

Nov 08, 2019

The recent study produced by scientists from UCL, opposes the convention of the warm little pond theory by saying life could have originated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

New Study Shows that Life on Earth Began in a Shallow Pond, Not in the Ocean

Apr 13, 2019

Sukrit Ranjan pointed out that the origin of life needed fixed nitrogen which are present in shallow ponds and lakes.

Journey Of Life: Study Suggests Life Originated In Space Not Earth

Apr 11, 2017

Researchers are experimenting by simulating the conditions in space to understand how and where certain chemical reactions lead to the birth of first 'life'

The Origin Of Life: Biochemist Presumes The Influence Of Enzyme-Free Krebs Cycle Behind It

Mar 14, 2017

From very long time scientists have been working on several theses behind the appearance of cellular life on Earth. The most important fact is all these theses rely on a set of complex Biochemical processes known as the metabolic pathway. Krebs cycle is one of the most important metabolic pathways among all.

Study Reveals New Insights On Origin Of Life

Aug 13, 2015

A new study brings new insights on the origin of life on Earth and the structure of the first cells.