In a scientific breakthrough with cosmic implications, researchers have, for the first time, precisely dated the emergence of ...

Microbes include bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and archaea (single-celled microorganisms with a bacteria-like structure).

Imagine one of the driest places on Earth, where more complex life forms are barely present, yet a rich microbial world bustles just beneath the surface. This is the Atacama Desert in Chile, a harsh ...

Recent research has expanded on the idea that the trees around us are far more complex than they appear.  Hidden beneath bark ...

Any advocate of desert ecosystems will happily tell you that the desert is not a wasteland, despite what it might look like. And while most desert regions boast vast communities of mammals, insects, ...