More mammals were living on the ground several million years before the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

A Stanford study shows that tiny electrical charges in water droplets caused reactions that developed organic matter from inorganic materials.

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

The earliest lifeforms, cyanobacteria, appeared around 4 billion years ago. These organisms, now known as algae, were among the first to engage in oxygenic photosynthesis.

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...

In the 1931 movie “Frankenstein,” Dr. Henry Frankenstein howling his triumph was an electrifying moment in more ways than one ...

About 4 billion years ago, Earth began to show signs of the conditions that allowed the first cells to take hold and populate ...

Everyone knows the Earth has constantly evolved over the course of billions of years, and the natural landscapes we see today ...

Ancient oceans, which were heavy on iron, interacted differently with light wavelengths, retracting green light into the ...

But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...