Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various Asgard archaea.

Archaea are microorganisms that were only discovered in the 1970s, and about which scientists still have a lot to learn. One ...

Although it’s long been suggested that hydrothermal vents could’ve played a starring role in the formation of life on Earth ...

Homologous defense proteins in archaea and eukaryotes point to these early prokaryotes role in the immune system of modern ...

An international scientific team has redefined our understanding of archaea, a microbial ancestor to humans from two billion years ago, by showing how they use hydrogen gas. The findings ...

However, the mechanisms behind these interactions among archaea remain poorly understood. The study by Tobias Zachs and colleagues focuses on the role of contractile injection systems (CISs ...

Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar biologically (members of both groups consist of tiny cells without much internal structure) and different from eukaryotes. However, until ...

“Past studies on rock weathering have measured how the weathering process affects carbon capture, but they’ve overlooked the ...

One of the biggest scientific mysteries is where life on Earth started.

Major developers of renewable natural gas projects provided updates on their facility construction progress during last month ...