Dust from outer space might be what set pre-life chemistry in motion and kept it going in the early days of the Earth.

Soda lakes could be a strong candidate for the place where life emerged on Earth. They also could be a candidate for life on other planets.

In mythologies from around the world, various cultures and religions point to clay as the primordial material of life. Is that more accurate than we think?

How did life on Earth start? Researchers say it could've been billions and billions of lightning strikes unleashing the planet's phosphorus.

On this podcast episode, a Nobel laureate digs into one of the most fundamental questions in science: How did life start?

A new theory solves a problem with Charles Darwin's idea of early life evolving in "warm little ponds" despite the world being covered in oceans.

"This tells us that the basic organic chemistry needed for life is present in the raw gas prior to the formation of stars and planets."

"For 50 years, what's called 'the phosphate problem,' has plagued studies on the origin of life." New research may solve it.

The same impact that created the moon most likely delivered the elements necessary for life on Earth, researchers say.