The occurrence and geoscience of natural hydrogen: A comprehensive review

V Zgonnik - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Using an interdisciplinary approach, this paper reviews current knowledge in the field of
natural hydrogen. For the first time, it combines perspectives on hydrogen from the literature …

Exoplanet biosignatures: a review of remotely detectable signs of life

EW Schwieterman, NY Kiang, MN Parenteau… - Astrobiology, 2018 - liebertpub.com
In the coming years and decades, advanced space-and ground-based observatories will
allow an unprecedented opportunity to probe the atmospheres and surfaces of potentially …

Prebiotic systems chemistry: new perspectives for the origins of life

K Ruiz-Mirazo, C Briones, A de la Escosura - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The origin of life is a fascinating, unresolved problem whose deciphering would have
important scientific, epistemological and social implications. Over time, philosophers and …

Creation and evolution of impact-generated reduced atmospheres of early Earth

KJ Zahnle, R Lupu, DC Catling… - The Planetary Science …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The origin of life on Earth seems to demand a highly reduced early atmosphere, rich in CH
4, H 2, and NH 3, but geological evidence suggests that Earth's mantle has always been …

Signatures of early microbial life from the Archean (4 to 2.5 Ga) eon

K Lepot - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Archean era (4 to 2.5 billion years ago, Ga) yielded rocks that include the
oldest conclusive traces of life as well as many controversial occurrences. Carbonaceous …

The oxidation state of Hadean magmas and implications for early Earth's atmosphere

D Trail, EB Watson, ND Tailby - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Magmatic outgassing of volatiles from Earth's interior probably played a critical part in
determining the composition of the earliest atmosphere, more than 4,000 million years (Myr) …

Redox state of Earth's magma ocean and its Venus-like early atmosphere

PA Sossi, AD Burnham, J Badro, A Lanzirotti… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Exchange between a magma ocean and vapor produced Earth's earliest atmosphere. Its
speciation depends on the oxygen fugacity (f O2) set by the Fe3+/Fe2+ ratio of the magma …

Occurrence, classification, and biological function of hydrogenases: an overview

PM Vignais, B Billoud - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
If the atmosphere of the early Earth was hydrogen-rich, 1 it is reasonable to think that
hydrogenases, the enzymes enabling cells to use molecular hydrogen, were probably …

Sediment-hosted lead-zinc deposits in Earth history

DL Leach, DC Bradley, D Huston… - Economic …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn deposits can be divided into two major subtypes. The first
subtype is clastic-dominated lead-zinc (CD Pb-Zn) ores, which are hosted in shale …

The importance of water for life

F Westall, A Brack - Space Science Reviews, 2018 - Springer
Liquid water is essential for life as we know it, ie carbon-based life. Although other
compound-solvent pairs that could exist in very specific physical environments could be …