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

A study led by researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Adelaide has revealed how the breakup of an ...

New research reveals that scavenging may have helped early humans adapt, expand, and endure tough seasons through smart use ...

The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This ...

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

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin identified a temperature-related factor affecting all life on Earth, a finding with broad implications for all species as the planet warms. W ...

Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and steadily began to ...

High-resolution isotope data show that a modern-like, oxygen-rich atmosphere was not established until 410 million years ago, supporting a 2-billion-year transitional oxygenation of Earth’s surface.

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a "universal thermal performance curve" ...