"Each new detection brings us closer to understanding the origins of complex organic chemistry in the universe — and perhaps, ...

Earth's earliest life forms developed ways to survive the harmful effects of arsenic to cope with dramatic changes in their ...

Micrometeorites are thought to shower down on planets throughout the universe, so the discovery that they help protocells ...

Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...

Astronomers have made an exciting discovery in deep space, identifying a large organic molecule that could be a crucial ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

The study of biogeography and paleoecology during the Mesozoic-Cenozoic era provides essential insights into how past ...

As indivisible units of life, the cells of all organisms consist of four fundamental macromolecular components: nucleic acids (including DNA and RNA), proteins, lipids and glycans. From the ...

This aligns with climate models indicating that the Paleocene neotropical rainforests were significantly warmer than today, likely because of higher atmospheric CO₂ levels in the air at the time.

June 13, 2025 — Despite Earth's most devastating mass extinction wiping out over 80% of marine life and half of land species, a group of early reptiles called archosauromorphs not only survived ...

Scientists have uncovered startling evidence that ancient apex predators ruled the oceans 100 million years ago.