A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

Earth wasn’t always as it is today and before the Great Oxidation Event, or GOE, our planet’s atmosphere was very different. Now experts say that microbial life in Yellowstone’s Lower Geyser Basin may ...

Microbial life in Yellowstone's Lower Geyser Basin may hold clues to the evolution of life's exploitation of oxygen, ...

The work builds on more than two decades of scientific research in Yellowstone National Park by MSU professor Bill Inskeep.

Mammoth Hot Springs has no set hours and access is covered by Yellowstone's seven-day admission fee ($35 per vehicle). Free parking is provided on-site. For more information about Mammoth Hot ...

The work builds on more than two decades of scientific research in Yellowstone National Park ... environments — were found in both springs, whose temperatures hover around 190 degrees Fahrenheit.