Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

Microbes near volcanic vents use a secret metabolic shortcut, the rTCA cycle, to survive extreme conditions and support ...

Imagine a world of darkness, where sunlight never reaches and the pressure is crushing—yet in this abyss, life flourishes in ...

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 ...

In the global carbon cycle, microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and ...