The complex life forms, however, did not spread globally from the "restricted nature" of the underwater region and eventually died out, according to the study. "While the first attempt failed to ...

Single-celled organisms that group together can generate stronger water currents to pull in food, a benefit that may have ...

Prototaxites fossils continue to divide scientists. These 400-million-year-old structures may belong to a completely extinct ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form ...

Once simple life emerged, it gradually evolved into more complex forms, eventually giving rise to animals and plants. But that doesn’t seem to be what happened. After simple cells first appeared ...

Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...

New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...

How do scientists study and classify life-forms? How can we understand the complex evolutionary connections between living organisms? Woese's breakthrough was momentous for at least three reasons.

Further analysis also shows that this life form likely sported an ... the lead author of the study, said in a press statement. “We have to use complex evolutionary models to reconcile the ...

A recent study reveals how these ice giants transformed the chemistry ... These changes created an environment conducive to the emergence of more complex life forms. The role of glaciers in ...

When it comes to safe places for life, supermassive black holes are probably the last place you’d consider safe for nearby ...

In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form of microbes ... of complex life? While some questions ...