Archaea are microorganisms that were only discovered in the 1970s, and about which scientists still have a lot to learn. One ...

In a paper published in Science Advances, the Pilhofer Lab (IMBB) together with the Albers Lab from the University of ...

Seeps on the deep seafloor naturally emit alkanes, which are pollutants that are potentially dangerous to life and act on global warming. Fortunately, the sediments around the seeps host microbes that ...

Single-celled organisms called archaea can become multicellular when compressed, highlighting the role of physical forces in ...

A child’s introduction to the classification of plants and animals—alongside fungi, protists, bacteria and other living ...

“Past studies on rock weathering have measured how the weathering process affects carbon capture, but they’ve overlooked the production of other greenhouse gases,” says Qiang Zeng, an author of the ...

The experiment involved custom-building a small chamber that simulated hot spring environments on early Earth.