In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

Bethany Kolody prepares water samples aboard the NOAAS Ronald H. Brown, during the P18 GO-SHIP voyage from Easter Island to Antarctica in the Sout ...

This groundbreaking finding not only sheds light on a previously unknown lineage within the Archaea domain but also underscores the intricate and complex relationships that exist among microorganisms.

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

Enzymes catalyze chemical reactions in organisms—without which life would not be possible. Leveraging AlphaFold2 artificial ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...