Peptides, one of the fundamental building blocks of life, can be formed from the primitive precursors of amino acids under conditions similar to those expected on the primordial Earth, finds […]
Origin & Evolution of Life
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Key Early Steps For Origin of Life Occur Under a Variety of Conditions
Potential precursors to life on Earth form from a variety of complex mixtures, according to a team of scientists who say this could point to the development of building blocks […]
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The Evolution Of Life In The Ocean Changed 170 Million Years Ago
The ocean as we understand it today was shaped by a global evolutionary regime shift around 170 million years ago, according to new research. Until that point, the success of […]
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Ammonium Fertilized Early Life On Earth
A team of international scientists–including researchers at the University of St. Andrews, Syracuse University and Royal Holloway, University of London–have demonstrated a new source of food for early life on […]
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Oxygen Linked With The Boom And Bust Of Early Animal Evolution
Extreme fluctuations in atmospheric oxygen levels corresponded with evolutionary surges and extinctions in animal biodiversity during the Cambrian explosion, finds new study led by UCL and the University of Leeds. […]
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Earliest Earth Life May Have Arisen In Ponds, Not Oceans
Primitive ponds may have provided a suitable environment for brewing up Earth’s first life forms, more so than oceans, a new MIT study finds. Researchers report that shallow bodies of […]
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How Surfaces May Have Helped Early Life On Earth Begin
On early earth, a series of spontaneous events needed to happen in order for life as we know it to begin. One of those phenomena is the formation of compartments […]
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Ancient Rocks Provide Clues To Earth's Early History
Oxygen in the form of the oxygen molecule (O2), produced by plants and vital for animals, is thankfully abundant in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Researchers studying the history of O2 […]
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Discovery Of The Oldest Evidence Of Mobility On Earth
An international and multi-disciplinary team coordinated by Abderrazak El Albani at the Institut de chimie des milieux et matériaux de Poitiers (CNRS/Université de Poitiers) has uncovered the oldest fossilised traces […]
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Life May Have Thrived On Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago
Three and a half billion years ago Earth hosted life, but was it barely surviving, or thriving? A new study carried out by a multi institutional team with leadership including […]