The nanozymes hypothesis proposes that mineral nanoparticles drove chemical evolution on early Earth, helping transform inert matter into life through catalytic and environmental processes.

New research suggests that the origins of life may be tied not only to deep-sea hydrothermal vents but also to environments ...

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) to test different theories about ...

How did life begin on Earth? It’s one of those questions that sounds simple, but only gets more mind-bending the deeper you dig. While some theories are grounded in chemistry and biology, others start ...

Scientists have many theories about how Earth's raw materials turned into living cells, but a new proposal is particularly slimy. In a recent paper, an international team argues that life may have ...

Researchers demonstrated how amino acids could spontaneously attach to RNA under early Earth-like conditions using thioesters, providing a long-sought clue to the origins of protein synthesis. This ...

In an important new paper forthcoming in the June issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology, Robert Shapiro (New York University) argues against the widely held theory that the origin of life began ...

To celebrate the groundbreaking research of 2025 Drake Award recipients Dr. David Deamer and Dr. John Baross, the SETI Institute commissioned bioartist Dr. Jennifer Willet to create a unique artwork ...

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