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It is the ultimate mystery of biology: How did life begin? A team of Harvard scientists has brought us closer to an answer by creating artificial cell-like chemical systems that simulate metabolism, ...

The odds that the universe is bursting with life seem to be getting better all the time. Astronomers recently announced that there could be an astonishing 20 billion Earthlike planets in the Milky Way ...

The question of life’s origin on Earth has long intrigued scientists, with a growing body of research now suggesting it may ...

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This week’s question was asked by Hannah Walters, fourth grade at Miller School. Teacher: Peggy Chapman. QUESTION: How did life start on Earth? ANSWER: An excellent question with no real answer.

For some three billion years, unicellular organisms ruled Earth. Then, around one billion years ago, a new chapter of life began. Early attempts at team living began to stick, paving the way for the ...

I am very curious to know how people can believe in the preexistence of a single microscopic molecule where life supposedly began, but cannot believe in the existence of God, who also has no beginning ...

The mystery of how life on Earth originated , and whether it exists elsewhere in the universe, are "the raison d’être of space exploration", said Louis Friedman, co-founder of the Planetary Society.