You’ve probably wondered at some point where we all came from. Not just humanity, but life itself. How did the first living thing emerge from a lifeless planet roughly four and a half billion years old? That question has captivated curious minds for centuries, from philosophers to modern scientists working in laboratories and diving into ...
You wake up every day as part of something extraordinary. Life surrounds us in countless forms, from the tiniest bacteria to the largest whales, yet one of humanity’s greatest mysteries remains hidden in deep time. How did it all begin? How did non-living matter transform into the first spark of life on our planet? Scientists ...
When we picture extraterrestrial life, most of us imagine something fundamentally similar to Earth’s creatures. But what if we’re thinking too small? What if alien life forms are constructed from entirely different building blocks than the carbon-based chemistry we know and love? The universe is vast and strange, and the possibilities for alternative life may ...
Astronomers have discovered a cosmic goldmine in the whirling disk of a young star 330 light-years away, rare isotopes of methanol molecules possibly holding the key to the beginnings of life. The discovery of HD 100453, a star hardly a million years old, provides an unparalleled window into the chemical soup that generates planets and ...
