New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified an ancient and faraway galaxy that provides evidence that an ...

Ancient microbes illustrate a particular kind of respiration in which carbon dioxide and hydrogen are combined to form acetic ...

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

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

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

NASA and SpaceX made another attempt on Friday to send a crew up to the International Space Station (ISS) and begin the ...

Dr. Frankenstein might not have needed a lightning bolt to bring his monster to life after all. A new study from Stanford ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

The research, conducted by scientists at Stanford University, demonstrates that when water droplets collide and form spray, ...

A new study reveals that Earth's biomes changed dramatically in the wake of mass volcanic eruptions 252 million years ago.

A Sun-Times photographer joined stargazers at Montrose Harbor as the Earth’s shadow began to move across the moon early ...