Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous ...

The biodiversity of Earth's oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs—the vibrant undersea ecosystems where ...

The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ...

Researchers say they discovered evidence that early Earth was home to more hydrogen than previously thought, calling into ...

NASA scientists and researchers from the University of Tokyo have used supercomputers to find out exactly when life on Earth ...

The changes in ocean chemistry were gradual. The Archaean period lasted 1.5 billion years. This is more than half of Earth’s ...

A meteorite impact in Scotland happened 990 million years ago, not 1.2 billion as previously thought, possibly influencing ...

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep ...

Scientists say a massive meteorite struck north-west Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought - and may have influenced early life on Earth. The meteorite, which created a layer of ...