The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa. A tree-ringed African ...

Smithsonian researchers trekked to a remote site in northern Canada to collect four-billion-year-old rock samples that could ...

An international team of scientists have unlocked a key piece of Earth's evolutionary puzzle by decoding the structure of a ...

Yellowstone National Park’s famoushot springshave long fascinated visitors with their vibrant colors and steaming pools. For microbiologists, these extreme environments offer a unique glimpse into ...

Earth's magnetic field was so weak it almost disappeared. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, complex life emerged.

A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

On 14 May 2025, the Sun erupted with the biggest flare we've seen all year. From the eastern limb of the Sun – that is, the left side – active sunspot region (AR) 4087 erupted in a huge, X2.7 solar ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to ...

Eukaryogenesis occurred suddenly, driven by the growing length of genes and the limitations on producing longer proteins. An ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.