Origin of life on earth

Theories of the origin of life on Earth timeline | Timetoast timelines

Most scientists believe that ribonucleic acid played a key role in the origin of life on Earth, but the versatile molecule isn’t the whole story.

Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary field, combining aspects of astronomy, biology and geology, which is focused primarily on the study of the origin, distribution and evolution of life. It comes from the Greek words astron = star, bios = life and logos …

On this day in 1953, 70 years ago, we learned the age of the Earth. Fritz Houtermans correctly calculated the Earth is 4.5 billion years old. It was one of three seminal findings in 1953 that shaped research on the origins of life.

The origin of life, formally known as abiogenesis, is the natural process by which first replicating life form arises from simple organic compounds in the | Chemistry And Physics

Use a smartphone or GPS device to navigate to the provided coordinates. Visitors to EarthCaches can see how our planet has been shaped by geological processes, how we manage its resources, and how scientists gather evidence to learn about the Earth.

February 2, 2012 – TURKEY – The International Geodynamic Monitoring System, a part of GNFE (London, UK), has registered on November 15, 2011 a powerful energy release emanating from the Earth…

One of the still-unsolved mysteries about Earth's history is how the planet became breathable. Now, scientists say the culprit may have been the giant rock slabs that make up Earth's outer shell.

Which places in the solar system are the best bets to host alien life? Our friends at ThinkGeek.com recently asked 2,400 readers this very question, and the results are pretty interesting.

Scientists from the California Institute of Technology say Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks, indicating that its water must have arrived late in the history of the planet's formation.