Origin & Evolution of Life

The Spark Of Life: Discharge Physics As A Key Aspect Of The Miller–Urey Experiment

• Status Report
• April 10, 2024

Impact events

A Surface Hydrothermal Source of Nitriles and Isonitriles

• Status Report
• March 24, 2024

Astrochemistry

Do We Have Cosmic Dust To Thank For Life On Earth?

• Press Release
• February 29, 2024

Astrochemistry

Cosmic Dust Fertilization Of Glacial Prebiotic Chemistry On Early Earth

• Status Report
• February 21, 2024

Origin & Evolution of Life

Emergence Of Catalytic Function In Prebiotic Information-coding Polymers

• Status Report
• January 10, 2024

Titan

Dragonfly Astrobiology Mission To Titan Can Proceed With Final Mission Design Work

• Press Release
• November 28, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

The Nature Of The Spark Is A Pivotal Element In The Design Of A Miller–Urey Experiment

• Status Report
• November 26, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

Origin Of Life Molecules In The Atmosphere After Big Impacts On The Early Earth

• Status Report
• July 19, 2023

Astrochemistry

Identification Of Interstellar Cyanamide Towards The Hot Molecular Core G358.93-0.03 MM1

• Status Report
• July 8, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

Serpentinization-Associated Mineral Catalysis of the Protometabolic Formose System

• Status Report
• July 4, 2023

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Prebiosignature Molecules Can Be Detected In Temperate Exoplanet Atmospheres With JWST

• Status Report
• June 5, 2023

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Distinguishing Biotic vs. Abiotic Origins of ‘Bio’signatures: Clues from Messy Prebiotic Chemistry for Detection of Life in the Universe

• Press Release
• May 1, 2023

Titan

Tricorder Tech: Dragonfly Mass Spectrometer (DraMS) Will Study Complex Chemistry On Titan

• Press Release
• March 18, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

NB-2Ni aka “Nickleback” – A Substance That May Have Sparked Life On Earth

• Press Release
• March 11, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

How Did Life Emerge In Chemically Complex Messy Environments?

• Status Report
• February 7, 2023

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Prebiotic Chemistry Has Been Observed Around Shallow-Sea Vents

• Press Release
• February 5, 2023

Origin & Evolution of Life

Drying Process Could Be A Key Step In The Development Of Life

• Press Release
• December 21, 2022

Astrochemistry

Constraints on the Early Terrestrial Surface UV Environment Relevant to Prebiotic Chemistry

• Press Release
• October 20, 2016

Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics

Producing Prebiotic Chemistry by Impacting Ice

• April 4, 2014