The origin of eukaryotes traced from Asgard archaea, revealing how complex cells evolved and led to animals, plants and ...

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

Researchers discover a unique genetic code in Antarctic archaea that encodes a rare amino acid, potentially advancing protein ...

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.

Jump into 2026 with a recap of UCSB's most recent research innovations.

They thought ammonia-oxidizing microbes were doing the work. But the real carbon fixers were hiding in plain sight.

Biologists are confronting a problem they thought they had mostly solved: what, exactly, counts as life. A wave of ...

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