Primitive life forms thrived on Mars around the same time prehistoric life was developing in Earth’s oceans — but the Red Planet’s denizens doomed themselves, a new study suggests. Mars’ ...
Beneath the rocks of Australia, microscopic fossils dating back 3.45 billion years reveal what the most primitive life might have looked like, in an environment devoid of oxygen or light. A study ...
In order for life to emerge both peptides and nucleic acids must have appeared under “prebiotic” conditions. Despite numerous efforts, the formation of these macromolecules without the help of modern ...