Scientists are trying to understand how complex life emerged on Earth about 2 billion years ago. Our microbial ancestors could be the key.

Tucson storyteller Molly McCloy loves telling stories about hard things. She’s done it on stage and in print — her memoir, “Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth” will be ...

A resurrected ancient enzyme is helping scientists test how reliably Earth’s oldest rocks record signs of life.

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Tiny fossil teeth from Colorado are revealing new clues about the very first relatives of primates, including humans.

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system. Better known as Deinococcus radiodurans, this microbe is arguably the ...

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The DC Multiverse is a place of endless possibilities, but versions of the Justice League are found in almost every single universe.

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On March 5, 2003, Marvel Comics debuted an evil Iron Man who could be the blueprint for Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday.

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Impey, Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, will receive the Lewis Thomas ...