Researchers warn that accelerating human-driven loss of microbial diversity threatens both planetary and human health. The ...

Microbiota Vault Initiative preserves crucial microbes from humans, animals, and environments to prevent future health crises ...

Anaerobic bacteria were among the first life forms on Earth and existed at a time when there was no oxygen in the atmosphere.

A new study of ancient fossil trails pushes the origins of complex life deeper into Earth’s history, before the Cambrian Period began.

A global effort to create a "microbial Noah's Ark" to preserve the world's diverse collection of healthy microbes before they ...

Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...

The deep-sea environment comprises a wealth of distinct ecosystems, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and subsurface habitats. A multitude of bacteria and archaea live in these distant niches ...

Microbial activity in flowback and produced water (FPW) may negatively influence shale oil and gas extraction. However, the impacts of using recycled produced water (RPW) for subsequent fracturing ...

The Cambrian explosion was an extraordinary phenomenon in the evolution of life on the planet that led to the emergence of ...

In a nutshell Scientists engineered a self-sustaining system using cyanobacteria and fungi that can grow on Martian soil ...

In a remarkable discovery, scientists have found that certain deep-sea spiders are not predators or scavengers as once ...