The very first cells obtained their energy from geochemical reactions. LMU researchers have now managed to recreate this ...

Archaeologists are revealing the secrets of a long-lost Stone Age civilization - believed to be the oldest in the world.

Onassis, a giant Amazon River turtle, has lived at the zoo since 1969. No one knows exactly how old she is, but she's still ...

While much remains unknown, it is intriguing that two ancient meteorite impacts, the 3.5-billion-year-old North Pole impact ...

Beneath Pilbara’s red earth lies a living archive, where billion-year-old rocks meet ancient microbes, and species found ...

Every year on April 29th, the world celebrates the timeless art of dance on International Dance Day — a tribute to the beauty, passion, and power of movement. From the fiery spirit of Flamenco in ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

A weathered sign in the Minnesota River Valley proudly proclaims: “World’s Oldest Rock.” Erected in 1975, it marks a 3.8-billion-year-old gneiss — or so scientists thought.

Whether created by ancient Egyptian scribes, medieval monks, or Mayan priests, these 26 remarkable survivors have endured ...

A team of scientists have discovered a molecule on a far-away planet that may indicate that it holds some form of life. The massive world, known as K2-18b, orbits another star roughly 120 light ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

Humans have been cooking food for tens of thousands of years, but the oldest known recipes are much younger. | Credit: farluk via Getty Images Cooking how-to videos, recipe blogs and mass-produced ...