Traces of ancient life were locked inside a 2.5 billion-year-old ruby from Greenland, according to a new study. The planet's oldest rubies, sparkling red gemstones made up of a transparent red mineral ...

"It's the first time we've seen evidence of ancient life in ruby-bearing rocks," says the lead researcher. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When ...

While analyzing some of the world’s oldest coloured gemstones, researchers from the University of Waterloo discovered carbon residue that was once ancient life, encased in a 2.5 billion-year-old ruby.

We know the earliest life that appeared on the surface of our planet wasn't complex life as we know it today. Rather, ancient life would've been much simpler than humans, plants, and various animals.

Scientists from the University of Waterloo studying how rubies are formed discovered the residue of a microorganism inside a 2.5 billion-year-old gemstone. The team found a ruby that contained ...