Who were our earliest ancestors? The answer could lie in a special group of single-celled organisms with a cytoskeleton ...

Scientists at Goethe University uncover how the oldest enzyme in cellular respiration functions – opening the door to potential CO₂ removal from exhaust emissions. Animals, plants, and many other livi ...

Proteins deriving from microorganisms’ cells were also detected, prompting the research team to conclude “living microbes are present in the rock.” The rock specimen was cleaned and ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

Scientists have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the genome, gut health and lifestyle of the world’s oldest ...

A team of scientists have elucidated an ancient mechanism of cellular respiration. To that end, they studied bacteria that feed on the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and turn them into acetic acid ...

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity — or not.