Scientists have long questioned whether an early Earth could have contained the appropriate hydrogen and oxygen on its own to ...

Oxford researchers have unearthed a cosmic surprise showing that the hydrogen needed for water was embedded in the very rocks ...

Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

Scientists speculate that asteroids colliding with Earth delivered water—an essential building block of life—but new research ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

The space rock dates to around 4.6 billion years ago and is believed to be similar in composition to early Earth, according ...

With an abundant supply of liquid water, Earth is one of the few places in the universe where life can develop and flourish. But scientists have long wondered where exactly all of our life-giving ...

Did the chemical components necessary to create water on Earth come from space or already exist here? One prevailing notion holds that asteroids containing either water of its building blocks ...

A study published in the journal Icarus showed the ingredients for water may have been present as early Earth was developing, indicating that the creation of water may be a more common process on ...