Ancient eruptions may have triggered conditions for oxygen ‘whiffs’ in the atmosphere In a nutshell Massive volcanic events known as Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) likely released carbon dioxide, ...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have been fueled by tiny sparks hopping between water droplets.

Scientists have discovered evidence that Earth's oceans were once green, hinting that this could be a marker of early life, ...

New research sheds light on the earliest days of the earth's formation and potentially calls into question some earlier assumptions in planetary science about the early years of rocky planets.

New research suggests tiny electrical charges in water droplets could have fueled the chemical reactions that led to life.

New research from Stanford University shows that water sprayed into a mixture of gases thought to be present in Earth’s early atmosphere can lead to the formation of organic molecules with ...