Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability ...
Was the emergence of intelligent life on Earth just a fluke? Some scientists think not
Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...
Earth’s First Oceans Were an Acidic Hellscape – Here’s What Happened Next
How did Earth transform from a hostile, acidic ocean world to one that nurtured life? Scientists at Yale and in Singapore ...
Scientists reveal microbiome–host co-oscillation patterns in goat from birth to puberty
A new study led by Prof. Tan Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has ...
Lake Victoria is turning green – the deadly bacteria behind it
Cyanobacteria thrive in warm, sunny lakes and ponds that contain excess nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients derived from fertiliser, manure and sewage. When conditions are right, cyanobacteria multiply ...
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Scientist Bakes ‘Incredible’ Loaf Of Bread Using 4,500-Year-Old Yeast Found In Ancient Egyptian Pottery
The team headed to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum in Cambridge, where they were granted permission to collect the yeast ...
Carbonate-dissolving microorganisms could be key to sustainable bioenergy
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has identified new microscopic players in the global carbon cycle, a discovery ...
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Shubhanshu Shukla Is All Set For Space
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Shukla says Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma -- the first Indian to travel to space --has been ...
Life on Earth Depends on Networks of Ocean Bacteria
Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...