Last month, Brown was named the 2025 recipient of MSU’s Ralph E. Powe Research Excellence Award, the university’s highest ...

New study reveals tiny chemical clues in ancient rocks, showing that early life and early photosynthesis appeared much earlier than thought.

Fossilized remnants of ancient carbon from the heart of South Africa's Mpumalanga province have just yielded the earliest ...

By Rhett Ayers Butler [( For decades, biologists have warned that humanity is precipitating a sixth mass extinction. By some ...

They built four models through which it could distinguish things with biological antecedents from things which lacked them.

Researchers at Oxford University join the United Nations Development Programme to propose an optimistic, practical approach to inspire stronger action on nature. Oxford, 25 June 2025 — As the world ...

The study of early Earth microbial life and its associated organic matter provides crucial insights into the origins and evolution of life on our planet. Recent work has illuminated the remarkable ...

Will the pole shift actually happen? Discover more about Earth’s magnetic poles and how they’ve shifted in the past.

Scientists have warned that research into “mirror life” organisms — hypothetical life forms made up of molecules that perfectly mirror those found in regular life — should be stopped. Theoretically, ...

For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so ...

From towering mountains to vibrant coral reefs, our planet is adorned with breathtaking wonders sculpted by the forces of nature over millions of years. These natural marvels are proof of Earth’s ...