A short remark from Elon Musk about Jesus Christ sparked an unexpected storm of speculation online, as social media users ...

On February 20, 2026, the Us Supreme Court handed Indian-origin attorney and former Acting US Solicitor General Neal Katyal a decisive victory. In a 6.

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

Scientists have many theories about how Earth's raw materials turned into living cells, but a new proposal is particularly ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA retention during freeze–thaw cycles, highlighting icy environments as potential drivers of protocell evolution. Today ...

Complex cells are thought to be the result of a union between two ancient microorganisms, but scientists have long been ...

Learn more about the top theories about how life began on Earth, and how it may not have started from scratch.

In December 2025, Brett Baker led a research cruise to collect microbial genomes off the coast of Uruguay. In this photo, Tyler Smith pilots a remotely operated vehicle collecting shallow coastal ...

Ultimately, the gel-first hypothesis does not claim to provide a definitive answer to the origin of life. Rather, it offers a conceptual framework—one that integrates soft-matter physics, systems ...

On Darwin Day, the story behind the delay in publishing his evolution theory is revisited. The fear of religious backlash and rivalry shaped this revolutionary idea’s journey.

Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a ...