Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny ...

International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22 highlights this year's theme "Harmony with nature and sustainable ...

How life arose remains a looming question in science that researchers are seeking to answer by studying the features shared among life today. Everything alive is made up of cells, and what made the ...

Genetic diversity enhances survival by promoting adaptation and resilience. Embracing biological and social differences is ...

They are very tiny, but they are a key source of information when it comes to Earth's evolutionary history: pollen grains are ...

Here are ten animals with the highest populations on Earth. Some are quite familiar. You have never heard of some others, ...

Earth's magnetic field was so weak it almost disappeared. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, complex life emerged.

If you were to ask scientists where life exists beyond Earth, they would correctly tell you that we do not know. There is so much that we do not understand about life on Earth, let alone about where ...

Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

What we call it matters. Dirt commands no respect, nor does it call for care and protection. Dirt can, at best, be ignored.

We are in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth—the Napo moist tropical ... species of insects,” says Swing. “Microbial diversity is overwhelming.” For Ecuador’s indigenous Sápara ...