“The microbes in these deep rock formations are very primitive in evolutionary terms,” says Suzuki, who now hopes to extract and analyse their DNA to learn more about them. Understanding these ...

Researchers have identified "shock cones," unique rock formations resulting from the extreme ... They could have been essential catalysts in the formation of primitive ecosystems. By studying other ...

It records a critical milestone in Earth's history, when the atmosphere was changing rapidly and atmospheric oxygen was increasing - a key indication that primitive life on ... two billion years from ...

Huge reef systems flourished in the clear, tropical seas—evident today in the many limestone rock formations that date ... compound eyes for searching out primitive fish, which they grabbed ...