Structures inside rare bacteria are similar to those that power photosynthesis in plants today, suggesting the process is older than assumed. The finding could mean the evolution of photosynthesis needs […]
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Electricity-driven Undersea Reactions May Have Been Important For The Emergence Of Life
Though it remains unknown how life began, there is a community of scientists who suspect it occurred in or around deep sea hydrothermal environments. At such sites, water heated by […]
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Shape Shifting Protocells Hint At The Mechanics Of Early Life
Inspired by the processes of cellular differentiation observed in developmental biology, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Bristol have demonstrated a new spontaneous approach to building communities […]
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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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Report: An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary […]
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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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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 […]
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Study Shows Unusual Microbes Hold Clues To Early Life
A new study has revealed how a group of deep-sea microbes provides clues to the evolution of life on Earth, according to a recent paper in The ISME Journal. Researchers […]
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Common Table Salt May Have Been Crucial For The Origin of Life
One of the most fundamental unexplained questions in modern science is how life began. Scientists generally believe that simple molecules present in early planetary environments were converted to more complex […]