Scientists have discovered that complex life began evolving much earlier than traditional models suggested. Using an expanded ...

For roughly 2 billion years of Earth's early history, the atmosphere contained no oxygen, the essential ingredient required ...

The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...

Surface-bound gels may have offered the structure and chemistry needed for life to take hold on Earth—and possibly elsewhere.

The timeline of terrestrial evolution holds surprises. While scientists thought complex life required oxygen, a recent ...

Explore every Planet of the Apes movie, timeline, and leader in this illustrated guide to the iconic sci-fi saga’s history, ...

A major study shows complex cells evolved gradually in an oxygen-poor world, challenging long-held assumptions about life’s ...

A detailed suite of simulations conducted by astrophysicists at the Flatiron Institute and their collaborators showed that magnetic fields can produce black holes with masses that were previously ...

What would life look like if the Earth’s population reached an unimaginable 1 trillion? From resource struggles to ...

It was thought that complex cells couldn’t survive above a certain temperature, but a tiny amoeba has proven that assumption ...

Recently, astrophysicist Avi Loeb claimed that 3I/ATLAS boasts a “heartbeat”-like pulse that could provide evidence of the ...

Humans live in a world abundant in salt, but this everyday seasoning is a luxury for wild herbivores, and it's far from clear ...