How did life start on Earth? The answer is a big scientific mystery scientists are actively investigating. After talking with many scientists, host Regina G. Barber found that an abundance of water on ...

So when some apparently biological carbon was dated to at least 3.95 billion years ago —making it the oldest remains of life ...

The search for the oldest fossil on Earth spans nearly two centuries of scientific discovery, from the windswept shores of ...

In a journey that spans billions of years, we explore the fascinating quest to uncover the oldest fossils on Earth—tiny ...

A renowned author about the first woman fossil hunter is coming to Blue Earth to tell the story of how Mary Anning changed ...

Over 300 million years ago, Illinois teemed with life in tropical swamps and seas, now preserved at the famous Mazon Creek ...

Solar and wind power are almost too cheap for our economy,” says author Bill McKibben, arguing the switch from fossil fuels must happen soon.

Fossils from a new species of shark have been discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave, increasing our understanding of ancient ...

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient marine reptile, Plesionectes longicollum, from Germany’s Posidonia Shale.

A prehistoric serpent the size of a school bus might sound like something out of a movie, but paleontologists have unearthed fossil evidence of a real-life mega-snake in India. It is named Vasuki ...

Hayride readers are familiar with The Center Square, as many of its syndicated articles make their way here. The Center ...

Subduction, a crucial geological process on Earth, may have begun hundreds of millions of years earlier than traditionally ...