Early life forms on Earth are likely to have mutated and evolved at much higher rates than they do today, suggests a new analysis from researchers at the University of […]
Origin & Evolution of Life
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The First Life In The Universe May Have Arisen on Carbon Planets
Our Earth consists of silicate rocks and an iron core with a thin veneer of water and life. But the first potentially habitable worlds to form might have been very […]
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Evolution Influenced By Temporary Microbes
Life on Earth often depends on symbiotic relationships between microbes and other forms of life. A new theory suggests that researchers should consider how symbiotic microbes can influence the evolution […]
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Solar Storms May Have Been Key to Life on Earth
Our sun’s adolescence was stormy-and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it. Some 4 billion years ago, the […]
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A New View of the Tree of Life
Scientists have dramatically expanded the tree of life by using genomic data from over 1,000 organisms that have not previously been cultivated in the laboratory. The new version of the […]
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Melting Pots for Life on Earth
Geochemists from Trinity College Dublin’s School of Natural Sciences may have found a solution to a long-debated problem as to where – and how – life first formed on Earth. […]
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Hydrothermal Systems Show Spectrum of Extreme Life on Earth
The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Hydrothermal system at the Danakil Depression. The yellow deposits are a variety of sulphates and the […]
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Early Mars Bombardment Likely Enhanced Life-supporting Habitat
The bombardment of Mars some 4 billion years ago by comets and asteroids as large as West Virginia likely enhanced climate conditions enough to make the planet more conducive to […]
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Magnetic Field Was Critical for Life on the Early Earth
Nearly four billion years ago, life arose on Earth. Life appeared because our planet had a rocky surface, liquid water, and a blanketing atmosphere. But life thrived thanks to another […]
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Modern Microbial Ecosystems Provide Window to Early Life on Earth
New research from a University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science-led science team provides new insight into one of the world’s most diverse and extensive ecosystems […]