Scientists at MIT have uncovered compelling evidence that ancient sea sponges were Earth's first animals. Chemical fossils found in rocks over 541...

A geological study suggests that part of modern-day Greece may have once been physically connected to what is now South America, hundreds of millions...

Credit: wikimedia commons / ikonact CC-BY 4.0 A geological study suggests that part of modern-day Greece may have once been physically connected to...

A NASA study suggests that traces of ancient life could be locked in Martian ice. Lab tests freezing bacteria under Mars-like radiation revealed amino...

See this natural phenomenon at work. Strange, narrow channels threading through some of Mars' sand dunes have intrigued scientists for years. These...

A third-century Roman emperor, once believed to be “fake”, has recently been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ancient...

A third-century Roman emperor, once believed to be “fake”, has recently been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ancient...

​​​​​​​ Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and international collaborators have discovered rare remnants of...

​​​​​​​ Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and international collaborators have discovered rare remnants of...

Ancient Martian life might be preserved in ice for millions of years, new research suggests. Experiments show pure ice acts as a protective time...