In sickness or in health, the billions of microorganisms that inhabit our guts are our constant companions throughout life.

In sickness or in health, the billions of microorganisms that inhabit our guts are our constant companions throughout life. In the past few decades ...

When studying microbiomes, researchers tend to focus more strongly on microbial composition – the relative proportion of ...

Scientists have observed a type of cell division in a prehistoric unicellular organism that resembles the embryonic ...

But the exact processes that enabled life to form more complex organisms are not well understood. C. perkinsii is an ancient ...

The classic question, “What came first, the egg or the chicken?” has intrigued philosophers and scientists for centuries. A ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

Chromosphaera perkinsii is a single-celled species discovered in 2017 in marine sediments around Hawaii. The first signs of its presence on Earth have been dated at over a billion years, well before ...

Billions of years ago, Earth was home to extreme environments, including intense UV radiation, frequent volcanic eruptions, and very high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Yet, under ...

In a new study, Arizona State University researcher Michael Lynch explores the substantial energy demands required to maintain and evolve multicellular life. The study, using the water flea Daphnia as ...

Teaching takes advantage of the stunning coastline on the doorstep of the University as well as some of Europe’s best marine facilities, so you won’t just experience marine biology but also practise ...