Chemical fossils from 635-million-year-old rocks suggest sponges were among Earth’s first animals, reshaping the story of early life.

MIT geochemists offer compelling evidence that ancient sea sponges were Earth's first animals, emerging over 541 million ...

Scientists discovered chemical fossils in ancient rocks that suggest sea sponges were among the first animals to live on Earth.

Chemical fossils are remnants of biomolecules from organisms long extinct but preserved in sediment over hundreds of millions ...

Scientists discovered molecular fossils that reveal sponges were among Earth’s earliest animals.

Winemaker Madeleine Marson and her father Mario believe that healthy soil is the foundation of great wine. Their philosophy is simple: what you put ...

Scientists from MIT and elsewhere have identified chemical fossils that may have been left by ancient sponges in rocks more ...