The assumption that there was a “water problem” at the emergence of life—that the Hadean
Ocean was simply too wet and salty for life to have emerged in it—is here subjected to …

Motivated by the need to paint a more general picture of what life is—and could be—with
respect to the rest of the phenomena of the universe, we propose a new vocabulary for …

The demonstration by Ivan Barnes et al. that the serpentinization of fresh Alpine-type
ultramafic rocks results in the exhalation of hot alkaline fluids is foundational to the …

Previous examinations of astrophysical chemical reaction networks found that Earth's
atmospheric network was distinct in its hierarchical organization and scale‐free nature. If …

We are embarking on a new age of astrobiology, one in which numerous interplanetary
missions and telescopes will be designed, built, and launched with the explicit goal of …

In recent years an important momentum has characterized artificial cell (AC) research from
the viewpoints of technical, conceptual, and functional achievements (Buddingh and van …

We present a benchmark study of autonomous, chemical agents exhibiting associative
learning of an environmental feature. Associative learning systems have been widely …

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Life on our planet likely evolved in the ocean, and thus exo-oceans are key habitats to
search for extraterrestrial life. We conducted a data-driven bibliographic survey on the …

We survey some of the philosophical challenges and pitfalls within origins research. Several
of these challenges exhibit circularities, paradoxes, or anthropic biases. We present origins …