Life

Green Impact Ancient tectonic shifts cooled Earth and paved the way for complex life

The “Boring Billion” wasn’t boring after all. Deep tectonic shifts cooled the planet, expanded shallow seas, and set the stage for life as we know it.

Green Impact Earth’s first life may have been sparked by underwater thermal vents Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Ancient fossils find Pacific Ocean balances itself during global warming Joseph Shavit

Space How a planetary crash with Theia brought water and life to Earth Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Earth’s first animals may have been sea sponges, study finds Mac Oliveau

Space NASA rover discovery suggests Mars once hosted microbial life Joshua Shavit

Discoveries Fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon reveals a sea world teeming with strange prehistoric life

Space New study finds life could survive under the surface of Mars and other planets

Discoveries New organism with virus-like traits redefines what it means to be alive

Green Impact Oldest living microbes discovered within a 2-billion-year-old rock

Space Phosphorus from space could help explain the origins of life on Earth

Green Impact Scientists discover universal rule that governs all life on Earth

Discoveries Earth’s oldest living creature unearthed—dating back 700 million years

Discoveries Researchers find life thriving deep under the Earth’s surface

Discoveries Every living thing on Earth evolved from one common ancestor

Green Impact New scientific discovery reveals the origin of life on Earth

Space Saturn’s moon Titan may support trace amounts of life, study finds