We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

Scientists say that in order for life to emerge, Earth needs organic compounds which include nitrogen and carbon. However, ...

Life made the modern Earth as much as the Earth made life, a new book by a philosopher of consciousness argues. That dynamic leaves humans with a unique set of moral questions, Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Forget the dramatic lightning strike – life may have started with countless tiny sparks from crashing water droplets!

It’s a pretty controversial theory, as far as they go, but now scientists say they have replicated part of the process, bringing us closer to lab-created life. According to an interview with the ...