fromNature2 months agoRare 'ambidextrous' protein breaks rules of handednessAn ancient ambidextrous protein can function in both left and right mirror-image forms, hinting at early life's molecular structure.
SciencefromNature2 months agoHow a freezing pond could kick-start life's self-replicationFreeze-thaw cycles in icy ponds may enable RNA replication, supporting the 'RNA world' hypothesis and suggesting a potential origin of life.
fromemptywheel4 months agoTechbro Theories Of Everything - emptywheelVerdon's theory of effective acceleration challenges traditional views on the origins of life and advocates for a technology-driven capitalism unbound by political limitations.
OMG sciencefromwww.theguardian.com4 months agoPrimordial surf: microlightning' in mist may have sparked life on Earth, study findsNew research suggests that crashing waves and waterfalls may have contributed to the origins of life by generating microlightning in water mists.
OMG sciencefromwww.scientificamerican.com5 months agoLife May Have Emerged a Cosmic Eyeblink after the Big BangLife could have arisen very early in the universe's history, potentially within 200 million years after the Big Bang.
OMG sciencefromArs Technica6 months agoBennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for lifeThe OSIRIS-REx mission has unveiled minerals and organic compounds from asteroid Bennu that could be linked to the origins of life on Earth.
OMG sciencefromtime.com6 months agoAsteroid Bennu Samples Contain Building Blocks of LifeBennu samples contain precursors to life, suggesting asteroids delivered life's building blocks to early Earth.
OMG sciencefromwww.bostonherald.com6 months agoAre we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery worldAsteroid samples contain ancient ingredients essential for life and support the theory that asteroids contributed to life's beginnings on Earth.
OMG sciencefromenglish.elpais.com7 months agoProtocells emerge in experiment simulating lifeless world: There is no divine breath of life'Scientists have created a proto-world in a lab, simulating conditions of primitive Earth and potentially uncovering the origins of life.