Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life.

Holtz led his first Arkansas team to an 11-1 record in 1977, capped by a 31-6 rout of No. 2 Oklahoma at the Orange Bowl. He won the national championship with a 12-0 record during the 1988 season at ...

A new miniseries, narrated by Morgan Freeman, combines recent fossil research with cinematic reconstruction.

Scientists demonstrated that an Earthly extremophile might withstand being ejected from the Red Planet on debris spewed into ...

There's a billion-year gap in Earth's geological history. A new study seeks to explain the mystery.

Homo erectus skulls from China’s Yunxian archaeological site revealed ages close to two million years—a million years older ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...