While it was previously known that ocean eddies transport large quantities ... we can distinguish between lipids from phytoplankton, bacteria, and archaea species." The results of the study ...

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

While it was previously known that ocean eddies transport large quantities ... between lipids from phytoplankton, bacteria, and archaea species." The results of the study showed that the lipid ...

Far beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in one of Earth’s least explored regions, scientists have found a surprising ...

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 ...

Revisiting the building blocks of life: Archaea, often seen as simple organisms, demonstrate remarkable adaptability, potentially providing clues about how multicellular life originated and evolved in ...

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While this discovery could upend our understanding of how life started on Earth, the study also complicates negotiations ...

But if some of it does end up in the ocean, it will be far less harmful, and possibly even beneficial, compared to current plastic waste. A paper describing the research was published in the ...