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

Researchers have uncovered what may be the first direct evidence of Earth’s original form, identifying chemical traces that date back 4.5 billion...

MIT scientists have discovered ancient rock samples from Greenland, Canada, and Hawaii exhibiting a rare potassium-40 deficit. This chemical signature...

MIT scientists have discovered ancient rock samples from Greenland, Canada, and Hawaii exhibiting a rare potassium-40 deficit. This chemical signature...

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered something that could change our understanding of early human creativity. At a site in Mühlheim-Dietesheim,...

Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered something that could change our understanding of early human creativity. At a site in Mühlheim-Dietesheim,...

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

Ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was the first who discovered the Heliocentric system, maintaining that the Earth revolves around the Sun

Asteroid impacts are normally associated with danger to life. The end of the dinosaurs' dominion on Earth was caused by a massive collision. As the...

Thirty years ago, on Oct. 6, 1995, the very first exoplanet to be discovered around a sun-like star was revealed.