In the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet, get to know the many creatures that have roamed the earth throughout history, from ...

A deep dive into animal influencer Lindsay Nikole's first book 'Epic Earth' all about the history of ancient Earth.

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This tectonic shift reduced volcanic carbon emissions, expanded shallow seas, and ...

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Ben Woodcroft receives funding from the ARC. Adrián A. Davín does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...

New research reveals that nickel and urea once throttled Earth’s earliest oxygen producers, delaying the planet’s ...

Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life. Imagine a hot, watery mix of ...

New research suggests that the close passage of a nearby star,HD 7977, might have sent comets from the outer reaches of the ...

MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. — Humans might not be walking on Earth today if not for the ancient fusing of two microscopic, single-celled organisms called prokaryotes, NASA-funded research has found. By ...

A Montana fossil reveals that Nanotyrannus, once thought to be a young T. rex, was actually a full-grown predator and it's ...