Rather than petri dishes or microscopes, in Brie Tripp’s lab you’ll find diverse undergrads gathered around laptops, carrying ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

Our planet’s history is one of extreme climate cycles that repeat across time, with insights into the Earth’s previous ...

Some cyanobacteria have pigments that specialise in harvesting green light to power their photosynthesis, which may be an evolutionary adaptation to a time when the oceans were iron-rich and green-tin ...