The past and the present come together in Shark Bay, Austral ...

In Greenland's icy expanse, scientists unearthed 3.7-billion-year-old stromatolite fossils, the oldest evidence of life on Earth, predating Australian finds by 220 million years. This discovery ...

Scientists discovered a previously hidden ecosystem - lagoons in Argentina's Puna de Atacama harbors microbial communities, ...

Uttar Pradesh's Salkhan Fossil Park, boasting 1.4 billion-year-old stromatolites, has been added to UNESCO's Tentative List. This remarkable site offe ...

Dr. Ashley Martin: "A large ammonium reservoir would have been very beneficial for early life, providing the nitrogen source needed for biological processes to occur." ...

A team analyzed 2.75-billion-year-old stromatolites in Zimbabwe, uncovering unusual nitrogen isotope patterns. Their findings suggest that ammonium from deep waters, driven by upwelling and volcanic ...

From the ancient stromatolites of Western Australia to dinosaurs, deep-sea worms and humans, we are all related to LUCA. The cover of Why are We Like This? Zoe Kean, author of Why are We Like This?

First up on our list of oldest fossils ever found are the microfossils of the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt. The rock sequence ...

A newly discovered system of lagoons in Argentina featuring giant stromatolites could provide a window into early life on Earth, researchers said.