Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints ...

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution for Science used a powerful combination of cutting-edge chemistry and artificial ...

Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s ...

Fossilized remnants of ancient carbon from the heart of South Africa's Mpumalanga province have just yielded the earliest ...

Scientists uncover new evidence of early life on Earth using advanced molecular analysis and machine learning.

The break up of the supercontinent Nuna transformed the Earth’s surface, creating shallow marine habitats that may have given rise to eukaryotic life.

The goo, which is heavily alkaline serpentinite mud, contained lipid biomarkers, supporting the theory that early life began ...

For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction. By some estimates, species are ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...