A new study finds that people whose gut microbiomes produce a lot of methane are able to unlock extra energy from a ...

Oil major BP expects to book US$4bil to US$5bil in fourth-quarter impairments, mainly tied to its low-carbon energy ...

BP is cutting back on energy transition projects. Divestments are helping to reduce net debt. The company's financial outlook ...

All life shares a single root buried deep in Earth’s past. Its name? Asgard, and it rewrites what we thought we knew.

From insignificant individual cells to a rich community full of cooperation. That is how our understanding of the world of ...

Brine pools, extremely salty, oxygen-free underwater lakes, are lethal to most marine life but teem with resilient microbes.

Asking ‘what is life?’ is a good way to start arguments in science. As a recent informal poll suggests, no two individuals ...

Microbial carotenoids offer faster production, health benefits and potential applications in foods, animal feed and cosmetics ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right ...