5 Big Unanswered Questions About the Origin of Life

5 big unanswered questions about the origin of life

Somewhere, at some point in the history of our Universe, life arose. We're evidence of that here on Earth, but many big puzzles remain.

Solving a Primordial Puzzle: Scientists Recreate a Key Step in Life’s Origin

Researchers have taken a pivotal step toward understanding how living cells could have originated from nonliving matter. At some point in Earth’s history, nonliving, inorganic substances gave rise to the first forms of life. This transition from lifeless matter to living organisms remains one of science’s most profound and unresolved questions. Today, researchers are engineering [...]