Scientists found that colorful pigments in Earth’s cloud microbes may help telescopes identify signs of life on distant ...

The panspermia theory suggests microscopic life could travel through space on asteroids, with bacteria surviving up to eight ...

Researchers use lipid biomarkers to uncover how organisms survive in extreme ecosystems. A surprising variety of life exists within the ocean floor, much of it made up of microbes, tiny organisms ...

Native Microbials, Inc., a pioneer in microbial genomics for animal health, and Zesty Paws®, an H&H Group brand and recognized leader and award recipient in the pet supplement industry, announce the ...

Tiny life forms adrift in alien skies might one day expose themselves through the faintest play of light. A new study ...

Microscopic life thrives kilometers beneath Earth's surface, surviving on chemical reactions in rock and water. These ...

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on Mars or other arid planets. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the ...

Earthworms don't stop shaping soil processes when they die. A new study shows they can still help store carbon in the soil, even after death. "This is quite surprising," says lead author Tullia ...

A study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual ...

The most famous legend associated with the tradition of carved Halloween vegetables takes us back to 18th-century Ireland. It ...

NASA’s discovery of potential evidence of ancient life on Mars means “our galaxy could be teeming with life,” says a ...

Unlike conventional culture-based testing, which identifies only a fraction of microbes, metagenomic sequencing allows ...