The Great Oxidation Event, one of the most significant turning points in Earth's history, marks the time when oxygen levels in the atmosphere dramatically increased, transforming the planet and its ...

Chinese scientists uncovered a powerful energy source for deep Earth microbes: hydrogen and oxidants generated by rock ...

Most of us find it difficult to grasp the quantum world. According to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, it's like observing ...

By measuring an 11-atom molecule with a stunningly powerful X-ray laser, researchers have seen the way its atoms make slight, ...

When rocks fracture in underground faults, they generate a variety of chemical compounds that could provide more energy ...