Paleontologists unearthed fossils in the Grand Canyon dating back more than 500 million years that offer a new look into a time when complex life emerged on Earth.

He said: “There is an ongoing debate about when sulfur-oxidizing bacteria arose and how that fits into the earth's evolution of life but these fossils tell us that sulphur-oxidizing bacteria ...

Ironically, Schopf was one of the first to cast doubt on the American space agency's claim in 1996 that its scientists had found ancient fossil bacteria in the Martian meteorite ALH84001.

Rocks gathered along the Colorado River contained evidence of a bustling community of animals in an ancient sea.

It is the oldest lifeform on Earth and it could be yours for just £1,000. Auction house Christie’s is selling a 3.48 billion-year-old stromatolite fossil as part of an extraordinary collection ...

Researchers claim fossils of bacteria found on rocks in the Pilbara region of north west Australia are the oldest to be discovered anywhere on Earth.

Gut reactions The researchers – from Japan’s National Institute of Genetics, the University of Tokyo and the Wakasa History Museum – sampled four coprolites taken from an archeological site in the ...