Researchers have discovered chemical traces of life in rocks older than 3.3 billion years, offering a rare look at Earth’s ...

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution used advanced chemistry and AI to uncover 3.33-billion-year-old carbon fragments in ...

A machine-learning-enhanced approach to chemical analysis is drastically expanding the chemical record of life on Earth, and ...

Fossilized remnants of ancient carbon from the heart of South Africa's Mpumalanga province have just yielded the earliest ...

Washington, DC— Pairing cutting-edge chemistry with artificial intelligence, a multidisciplinary team of scientists found ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest chemical traces of life on Earth using a new machine learning method that identifies ...

South African rocks dating back 3.3 billion years have revealed chemical evidence of ancient organisms, giving scientists a ...

A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years ...

Ice grains from Enceladus reveal the richest mix of organics yet, offering the strongest clues that the moon’s hidden ocean ...

In our vast, interconnected world, the mere mention of the word “chemicals” can often prompt reactions ranging from unease to outright dread. Blaring headlines and eye-catching news segments tend to ...

AI-powered chemical analysis uncovered faint biological fingerprints in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, pushing back the origins of oxygen-producing life.