A study published in PLoS Computational Biology maps the development of life-sustaining chemistry to the history of early life.

Many manufacturing processes rely on microorganisms to perform tricky chemical transformations or make substances from simple starting materials.

The scientists have studied the genomes of more than 500 organisms.

A team of scientists has documented for the first time that animals can and do consume Archaea – a type of single-celled microorganism thought to be among the most abundant life forms on Earth.

Drought events are largely unknown in Earth's history, because reconstruction of ancient hydrological conditions remains difficult due to lack of proxy.