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

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

Ancient oceans, which were heavy on iron, interacted differently with light wavelengths, retracting green light into the ...

The Perseverance rover has found some intriguing samples on the red planet. Here's what they might reveal about the origins ...

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.

A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...

Electrical energy may also have sparked the beginnings of life on Earth billions of years ago, though with a bit less scenery-chewing than that classic film scene. But where did that organic ...