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Scientists from MIT and elsewhere have identified chemical fossils that may have been left by ancient sponges in rocks more ...

Life-sized animal carvings may have served as landmarks to help ancient travelers navigate between life-saving water sources during one of history's harshest climate periods.

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Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran ...

Earth’s earliest microbial life forms are revealed in Japan’s hot springs, where scientists uncover how life adapted during ...

The recent finding by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars—a possible sign of ancient microbial life in the rock nicknamed ...

Chemical fossils from 635-million-year-old rocks suggest sponges were among Earth’s first animals, reshaping the story of early life.

Billions of years ago, water flowed across Mars. Most scientists agree the red planet had rivers. But did those rivers flow ...

Scientists discovered molecular fossils that reveal sponges were among Earth’s earliest animals.

Late Cretaceous dinosaurs may have cut back vegetation, creating large floodplains. When the asteroid hit, those floodplains ...

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