Image:Shutterstock長年にわたって、地球外生命探査は「水を追え」というシンプルな基準に基づいて進められてきました。水と酸素があれば、生命が誕生する可能性があると考えられてきたからです。でも、ETHチューリッヒの研究チームによる最新研究によると、水と酸素だけでは不十分かもしれないんですって。TheTimesofIndiaが伝えました。生命を決めるのは「地下の化学バランス」研究が注目す ...

Ancient evidence suggests a new twist in how we all got here.

In a new book, astrophysicist Mario Livio describes how the existence of life on Earth can be traced back to an RNA-based “protocell.” The following is an excerpt from Is Earth Exceptional?: The Quest ...

There is still so much we don’t understand about the origin of life on Earth. The definition of life itself is a source of debate among scientists, but most researchers agree on the fundamental ...

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A doctoral student recreated a tiny piece of the universe in a bottle to investigate the chemistry that led to life on Earth.

For humankind, how the first life of the earth appeared is one of the eternal themes, and there are 123 theories about the origin of life according to one theory. Live Science, a science news site, ...

How life evolved is one of the central questions in science and has fascinated humans for centuries. Early Earth was undoubtedly a harsh environment, but we know surprisingly little about the ...

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