According to a new study, Earth’s atmosphere might have been more important for the origin of life story than we gave it ...

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required ...

A CU Boulder-led study finds that Earth's early atmosphere could have produced key sulfur biomolecules essential for life, ...

Sulfur sits at the heart of modern biology. It stabilizes proteins, helps enzymes do their work, and plays a central role in ...

Researchers recreated conditions from billions of years ago and found that Earth’s young atmosphere could make key molecules ...

Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

Using a highly sensitive mass spectrometer capable of detecting trace chemicals, the researchers discovered that their early Earth simulation created an entire collection of sulfur biomolecules. These ...

New experiments show that biomolecules the form the basis of all life were present in the Earth's atmosphere before the first ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is always present and invisible, it’s easy to take it for granted, but one of the ...

For roughly two billion years of Earth’s early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required for complex life. Oxygen began building up during the period known a ...

Earth’s atmosphere might have contributed to the origin of life more than previously thought. In a study published Dec. 1 in ...