Explore the history of life on Earth, from 3.5-billion-year-old fossils to the vast diversity of species on our planet today.

It may seem easy to distinguish whether something is alive or not. You are alive, as is your teacher, and the trees you see on your way to school. Your desk and chair are not alive, and neither are ...

One of life's many mysteries is how it ended up choosing only a set of 20 amino acids to build proteins for its wide catalog ...

Water may seem like an ordinary substance, but it plays a fundamental role in every known form of life. Its unique chemical ...

MSU researcher Katie Maloney contributed samples of rare, exceptionally well-preserved seaweed fossils (e.g., macroscopic algae) from Yukon Territory, Canada. These fossils are almost one-billion ...