Interactions between microbes and minerals have the potential to contribute significantly to the global cycles of various elements, and serve as a link between the geosphere and life. In particular, ...

The analysis of ancient DNA preserved in sediments is an emerging technology allowing for the detection of the past presence of humans and other animals at archaeological sites. Yet, little is known ...

The field of ancient DNA has revealed important aspects of our evolutionary past, including our relationships with our distant cousins, Denisovans and Neandertals. These studies have relied on DNA ...

Onboard a ship off the icy coast of Greenland, Anne Jennings and the crew have been paying close attention to Fred, a massive, jagged iceberg, for the past two weeks. “It’s really beautiful and ...

Research led by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), with the participation of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), has reconstructed the ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Steve Brusatte FOSSIL MEN The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind By ...

Saija Saarni a reçu des financements de AXA Research Fund. The sun is shining, and air feels surprisingly warm when we walk on a 35cm ice that covers a frozen lake in central Finland. The heavy ...

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? If so, how do scientists search for and identify it? Finding life beyond Earth is extremely difficult, partly because other planets are so far away and ...

Recent analysis of ancient sediments on Easter Island has challenged the long-held belief that the island’s society collapsed due to overexploitation of resources, a theory known as ‘ecocide’. Instead ...

GRAND HAVEN, MI — Bulk freighters regularly delight onlookers as they pass between the Grand Haven pierheads to deliver limestone, slag and trap rock needed to make concrete and asphalt for Michigan ...