Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

Beginning with a dramatic account of the SARS pandemic at the start of the 21st century, Crawford takes us back in time to follow the interlinked history of microbes and man, taking an up-to-date look ...

A researcher sampling 40,000-year-old ice from the walls of the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility in Fox, Alaska. In a new study, a team of geologists and biologists led by the University of ...

We covered the work of Flora Lichtman and Sharon Shattuck before, but they’re back with a new series called “Animated Life,” which will explore major discoveries and the legacies they’ve left behind.

Scientists revived new species frozen for 40,000 years - and the U.S. military believes their survival secrets could protect troops in extreme cold.

Studying ancient microbes like this one is risky research, but it can also reveal novel biological mechanisms that inspire ...

A quest to discover new antibiotics is taking a Cal Poly biochemistry research team back in time millions of years as they study ancient microorganisms. Research led by Cal Poly biochemistry Professor ...

A collection of short dispatches from the field of climate microbiology conveys the contributions that single-celled life forms make to our climate system, and how we can work with them to address ...