The origins of life on Earth have long fascinated scientists, particularly the nature of the last universal common ancestor ...

Explore the essential steps to become a palaeontologist, from education to field experience and networking opportunities.

This event left its mark on the planet and may hold key insights into Earth’s early development, including the evolution of life. In a study published Monday in Proceedings of ... by trekking into ...

The three-dimensional shape of a protein can be used to resolve deep, ancient evolutionary relationships in the tree of life, according to a new study. It is the first time researchers use data from ...

Researchers have innovatively merged protein structural data with genetic sequences to construct evolutionary trees, revealing deep-rooted relationships among species with enhanced accuracy. This ...

In a new peer reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The ...

Dozens of samples of rock and sediment collected from Mars that could be used to detect ancient microbial life could be ...

Virginia Tech study unveils 2 billion years of evolution, highlighting the 'boring billion,' Snowball Earth, and ancient marine life.

She is among a growing set of researchers using cave records of wildfires to extend our view of fire activity back hundreds of thousands of years, to a time when temperatures on Earth were even ...

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get them back to Earth.

NASA's mission to return samples from Mars and potentially discover the first signs of alien life has a new timeline. The ...