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 ...

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

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.

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 ...