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The findings show that the common ancestor of the extant fungi was about 1.4 to 900 million years ago. That is far earlier ...

The timing of Earth's early formation points to a planet that started out dry. So, life’s essential building blocks arrived ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

Right now there is no conclusive evidence of life on Mars past or present. Nasa’s “leopard spots” are the most promising ...

In a new study, scientists look closely into “chemical fossils” in rocks, indicating that sponges were alive more than 541 ...

It took three million years for the chemical composition of the planet to be stable after its birth, but elements to help ...

The fence enclosed CATEM, a de facto immigrant detention center in Costa Rica where Dimitry, his wife, and their 6-year-old ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great Oxygenation Event.

CHENNAI – A groundbreaking archaeological excavation in Tamil Nadu is challenging existing global timelines for the Iron Age. Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that iron-making in the ...