We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most abundant and perhaps the most important to human life. Everywhere you look ...

Forget the dramatic lightning strike – life may have started with countless tiny sparks from crashing water droplets! Scientists found that when mist and sprays collide, they generate microlightning ...

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than ...