The first cells may have been anaerobic, heat tolerant, and hydrogen-fed.
Scientists have figured out how microbes can suck energy from rocks. Such life-forms might be more widespread than anyone anticipated.
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Jaw and teeth discovered in Indonesia after search team had almost given up hope shed new light on how quickly one branch of humans evolved.
The origins of the species known as 'the hobbit' - a human relative only a little over a metre tall - have been debated ever since its discovery in 2004. Now new fossils may reveal the ancestors of this strange species and help us to understand its history.
We can only guess as to why a group of Neanderthals built a series of large stalagmite structures in a French cave 175,000 years ago – but the fact they did provides a rare glimpse into our extinct cousin’s potential for social organisation in a challenging environment.
We can only guess as to why a group of Neanderthals built a series of large and mysterious stalagmite structures in a French cave - but the fact they did provides a rare glimpse into our cousin species’ potential for social organisation in a challenging environment.
Neanderthals and Denisovans may have supplied modern humans with genetic variants that let them thrive in new environments.
Gut dwellers signal immune cells to stay calm and dial down inflammation.
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