Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

New research sheds light on one of the biggest questions in biology: where did complex life come from? The answer may lie ...

Scientists reveal the role of hidden microbes called Asgard archaea in the origins of complex life, challenging long-held ...

In 2015, researchers examining deep-sea sediments near the underwater volcano Loki discovered gene fragments indicating a new ...

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

An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

ETH researchers discovered related structures in Asgard archaea and describe their structure. These experiments show that ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments discovered gene fragments that indicated a new and previously undiscovered form ...

Asgard archaea may have led to the evolution of eukaryotic life ETH Zurich researchers identify actin and microtubule ...

This work has also created a kind of "treasure map" that investigators can use to fill in the gaps in our knowledge. | ...

Vaginal microbes play a huge role in overall health, but researchers know relatively little about them. Citizen science could help change that.