Although it’s long been suggested that hydrothermal vents could’ve played a starring role in the formation of life on Earth ...

A high-resolution analysis of the global diversity of fossils spanning 2 billion years shows how a series of super ice ages ...

Researchers have taken a significant step in uncovering how life began on Earth, introducing a fresh perspective on the ...

By establishing the biggest paleobiology database of early Earth to date and employing cutting-edge analytical tools, ...

“We can spend a couple weeks up here, and we start to forget about life on Earth,” he tells me. “First you forget the day of the week. Then you start forgetting to call your family.

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do ...

Humans — some eight billion people weighing 120 million tons — account for only about one one-thousandth of Earth’s current biomass, according to Dr. Bar-On’s study. Termites and their mounds account ...

A study suggests ancient hot springs, like Yellowstone's, may have supported reactions crucial for the birth of life on our planet.

The BBC will mark 50 years since the production of 'Life on Earth,' the David Attenborough series that set the template for ...