Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite ...

Animals and microbes sustain ecosystems, food systems and climate stability. Their decline threatens global resilience and demands urgent human alignment with nature.

Many of these species possess genes that make them resistant to decontamination and radiation, potentially posing a risk of interplanetary contamination. These "extremophile" microorganisms could lead ...

In the global carbon cycle microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers have investigated the methods that are utilized at extremely hot, acidic and sulfur-rich ...

A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life. Reading time 2 minutes Researchers found evidence of microbial life in what ...