A strange Cambrian fossil named Salterella may hold the key to understanding how early animals first built skeletons. As the season of skeletons approaches, it’s worth remembering that the real “age ...

October 13 - There is probably no one alive today who has done more to protect the oceans than Sylvia Earle. Revered among ...

Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

With C30 and C31 sterols now validated as biomarkers of ancient sponges, the team plans to expand their search to other ...

With COP30 fast approaching in Brazil, governments and businesses must recognise that food systems belong at the top of the ...

What were the first animals to appear on Earth? New research points to a surprising candidate: sea sponges. A team of ...

Divers exploring a remote underwater slope in Indonesia have captured something no human has ever filmed before — a ...

When freshman pre-business administration major Luke Travis picked up a curious rock while exploring the natural areas around Highline Lake State Park, he did not expect it to spark debate among ...

By connecting fossil evidence with modern genetics and computer simulations, Liu’s team has revealed how a tiny set of ear ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analysed chemical fossils from more than 541 million years ago.

MIT geochemists offer compelling evidence that ancient sea sponges were Earth's first animals, emerging over 541 million years ago. By analysing chemical fossils in rocks, researchers identified ...

At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s assortment of organic molecules and compounds aligned to create the ...