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New Fossils and Geochemistry Redraw Origins of Complex Life

The studies recast when and where complex cells and early animals arose by linking early mitochondrial energy gains to oxygenated seafloors, locating animal movement and sex in deep marine settings.

Curiosity Finds Most Diverse Organics Yet on Mars in First-Ever Wet-Chemistry Test

Two New Triassic Dinosaurs From Argentina Reframe Early Dinosaur Evolution

Perseverance’s ‘Leopard-Spot’ Rock Tagged a Potential Biosignature as Fresh Skepticism Surfaces

Perseverance Maps Repeated Habitable Water Episodes in Jezero, Study Finds

Storms Killed and Preserved Baby Pterosaurs, Study Finds

Study Links Violent Jurassic Storms to Baby Pterosaur Deaths