Although it’s long been suggested that hydrothermal vents could’ve played a starring role in the formation of life on Earth ...

An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to humans from two billion years ago, by showing how they use hydrogen gas. The findings ...

Homologous defense proteins in archaea and eukaryotes point to these early prokaryotes role in the immune system of modern ...

Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar biologically (members of both groups consist of tiny cells without much internal structure) and different from eukaryotes. However, until ...

However, the mechanisms behind these interactions among archaea remain poorly understood. The study by Tobias Zachs and colleagues focuses on the role of contractile injection systems (CISs ...

Many of us have experienced the frustration of being stuck on the toilet, straining for relief. Constipation can leave you ...

Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea.

“Past studies on rock weathering have measured how the weathering process affects carbon capture, but they’ve overlooked the ...

Major developers of renewable natural gas projects provided updates on their facility construction progress during last month ...

These same minerals are also found in hot springs today, such as the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park in ...