Scientists assumed most forms of life before the Great Oxidation Event didn't metabolize oxygen—but recent research suggests ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

Bacteria may have adapted to oxygen well before Earth’s atmosphere was saturated with it, according to a new study. Researchers who traced microbial evolution over billions of years – using machine ...

Mars can host life, according to Polish researchers, after demonstrating lichen's survival under simulated Mars-like ...

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Japanese cuisine wouldn’t be the same without miso — but astronauts wanting use the fermented soybean staple in space one day ...

Earth's oceans may have displayed a very different color several billion years ago. This hypothesis emerges from a recent ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

Scientists hope hungry black weevils imported from Louisiana can help tackle South Africa's invasive water plant problem.