On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu ...

Hidden within ancient microbial structures, scientists have uncovered a partnership that may mirror one of life’s most ...

Genetics tools have advanced significantly in recent decades, and have allowed scientist to sequence all of the genetic material they find in any sample. That has enabled researchers to discover giant ...

Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell's nucleus drastically disrupted the ...

The origins of complex, nucleated cellular life – everything from amoebas to humans – may date back a lot further in Earth's history than we thought. A new study tracing the earliest steps toward ...

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...

At first sight, stromatolites may seem unremarkable. The stromatolite formations found in Shark Bay, Western Australia, do ...

Scientists have discovered a hidden partnership between ancient microbes that may explain how complex life first evolved on ...

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 ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed how cells control their mitochondria—the "energy producers" of cells—during the process of cell death. The discovery sheds light on ...