A sweeping genetic survey of Antarctic waters reveals a hidden microbial world with untold influence on Earth’s climate.

Scientists are using molecular clocks and genomic data to trace the origins of LUCA and LECA—life’s earliest common ancestors ...

Our single-celled ancestor lived in a world without plants, animals or oxygen-rich oceans. Yet, this seemingly simple microorganism took the first steps toward complex life. From this ancestor emerged ...

The study of early Earth microbial life and its associated organic matter provides crucial insights into the origins and evolution of life on our planet. Recent work has illuminated the remarkable ...

Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny organisms persist in darkness, pressure, and scarcity. This hidden world ...

After a catastrophic asteroid impact 78 million years ago, life didn't just survive—it thrived, at least according to new research that provides the first direct evidence of microbial life ...

The Microbial Conservation Specialist Group convenes a global coalition of microbiologists, ecologists, traditional knowledge experts and conservation leaders to develop and advocate for conservation ...

An Argentina lagoon turned a bright pink color caused by sodium sulfite, an anti-bacterial product used in fish factories - Copyright AFP Timur Matahari An Argentina ...

What can volcanic sulfur on ancient Mars teach scientists about whether microbial life might have existed? This is what a recent study published in Science Advances hopes to address as a team of ...

Due to the extremely cold climate, Lake Unter-See remains covered in ice year-round.

A new paper outlines how scientists came together to put together the first microbial conservation roadmap under the leadership of Applied Microbiology International President, Professor Jack Gilbert.

A consortium of researchers from four European countries is developing a way to tattoo microbial life on the exterior of buildings. These "living tattoos" will be able to suck carbon out of the air, ...