In a surprising twist on our planet’s ancient history, scientists are now suggesting that Earth might once have had a ring ...

As we wind toward the year's end we often find ourselves thinking about the future, but sometimes it takes a rare nugget from ...

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

The zircon grain may contain the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water on the red planet, which may have provided environments such as hot springs that are associated with life on Earth.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about carnivorous squirrels, the history of life on Earth, and new insights into the relationship between people and dogs.

It was the first attempt to reconstruct the ancient landscape and climate of the land bridge. The researchers presented their results today (Dec. 10) at the annual meeting of the American ...

New analysis shows that comets like this could have delivered water to the ancient Earth. More ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is no ordinary celestial object. It was the first ...

By recreating the conditions of primordial hot springs on an ancient Earth, scientists discovered that a similar carbon fixation process found in bacteria and archaea took place in ancient hot ...