Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...

They’re the building rocks of life. Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the ingredients to life on Earth were present in the early days of our solar system, ...

Detecting Life Beyond Earth. In this video and quiz, see how scientists sniff out signs of life on distant planets, then try it yourself. Detecting Life on Other Planets. In this video from NOVA ...

Scientists know that the ingredients necessary to form life appeared on Earth early in its history, but they’re still trying to figure out exactly how that happened. A new study suggests that ...

Scientists still debate the origins of Earth’s life-sustaining elements. For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur ...

This video excerpt from NOVA explains what astrobiologists consider to be the three basic ingredients of life—water, organic compounds, and energy. Although Earth has water and energy ...

Some crucial ingredients for life on Earth may have formed in interstellar space, rather than on the planet's surface. IE 11 is not supported.

There are a few key ingredients that scientists often agree are needed for life to exist — but much debate remains as to what limits there actually might be on life. Even Earth hosts some ...

Scientists know that the ingredients necessary to form life appeared on Earth early in its history, but they’re still trying to figure out exactly how that happened. A new study suggests that ...

For many years, scientists have predicted that many of the elements that are crucial ingredients for life, like sulfur and nitrogen, first came to Earth when asteroid-type objects carrying them ...

Scientists know that the ingredients necessary to form life appeared on Earth early in its history, but they're still trying to figure out exactly how that happened. A new study suggests that ...