The origin of life, and how to get to that very point, have been as mysterious as they are fascinating. It is one of the greatest questions that humans have att ...

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet' UConn Department of ...

The rocks indicate an ancient, iron-rich environment, but the rover wasn't able study details of the rock's composition.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by Mariana Chuliver shows the oldest-known tadpole fossil found in Patagonia, Argentina ...

Palaeontologists found the fossil in January 2020 while searching for feathered dinosaurs in Santa Cruz province in Argentina. “They did not achieve their goal,” says Mariana Chuliver at ...

For example, cyanobacteria formed large structures called stromatolites in the oceans of early Earth. Scientists have found fossil stromatolites that date back to 3.48 billion years ago.

However, some live together in very large groups of cells that can accumulate minerals and leave behind quite large fossils. For example, cyanobacteria formed large structures called stromatolites in ...

Detailed studies yielded extensive cyanobacterial fossils. He said that these stromatolites were first discovered by J B Auden of the Geological Survey of India in 1933. “The discovery of ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...