Early Earth might have shimmered in shades of purple, not green, according to the Purple Earth Hypothesis. Researchers propose that before ...

Scientists have discovered alien-like brine pools deep beneath the ocean, forming dense, hypersaline lakes on the seafloor. These extreme e...

Scientists are discovering over 16,000 new species annually, a historic high. However, formally identifying and naming these organisms is a...

University of Vienna researchers discover MISO bacteria that breathe iron minerals while oxidizing toxic hydrogen sulfide in marine sedimen...

Researchers have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique microbe found off the coast of Japan. This organism blurs the line between li...

Researchers discovered that some of them can actually alter consumers' microbiomes.

This unseen world of microbes residing in our body far exceeds the number of cells in our body and is influenced by diet, physical activity...

Scientists have worked for years to reduce methane emissions from cattle burps by changing what cattle eat, or through research on vaccines...

The study, accepted for publishing in the journal 'Marine genomics', says methane is a clean and economical fuel and it is estimated that “...

The colour of the lake water has not only surprised locals, but also nature enthusiasts.

The world's oldest algae fossils are a billion years old, according to a study which found that the basis for photosynthesis in today's pla...

The study may resolve a long-standing mystery over the age of the fossilised algae, Bangiomorpha pubescens, which were first discovered in ...

There are nearly one trillion species on the Earth while 99.999 percent of species still remain undiscovered, the largest-ever analysis of ...

Scientists have discovered a group of microbes that live several kilometres under the surface of the Earth, need no light or oxygen.

Mars could support life in the shape of methanogens, one of the simplest and oldest microorganisms found on Earth, a new study claims.

In a major breakthrough, scientists have finally proved that life exists in a lake buried under half a mile (800 meters) of ice on the west...