Far beneath the ocean’s surface, hydrothermal vents gush superheated, mineral-rich fluids that nourish entire ecosystems without sunlight. Bacteria here convert chemicals into energy, supporting ...

This is the Volume 2 of a series of Research Topics and you can explore Volume 1 here Microorganisms are ubiquitous and can be found in various ...

Explore the history of life on Earth, from 3.5-billion-year-old fossils to the vast diversity of species on our planet today.

Thousands of metres deep in the Caribbean Sea, there’s a bizarre habitat where there’s no sunlight, mineral-rich waters reach ...

All lifeforms need to continuously adapt to temperature changes to survive. Now, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators ...