An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

Magnetic deposits laid down during the Ediacaran Period, 630 million years ago to 541 million years ago, are not inexplicable ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Scientists have found that ancient horsetail plants change water chemistry in surprising ways, offering new clues about Earth ...

A team of researchers at The University of New Mexico has uncovered how a peculiar, prehistoric plant might unlock new ways ...

At the edge of East Antarctica, where the wind howls through a white emptiness and the air bites harder than steel, ...

To better understand the circadian clock in modern-day cyanobacteria, a research team has studied ancient timekeeping systems. They examined the oscillation of the clock proteins KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on Earth in East Antarctica, dating back six million years.

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

Learn more about Wadisuchus kassabi, the crocodile’s ancient cousin that thrived in prehistoric oceans and rewrites this ...