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 ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Thriving microbe communities living in the most-polluted spots in the US offer insight into how to clean up the mess of ...

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.

Archaea articles from across Nature Portfolio Archaea are organisms consisting of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics.

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...