While metagenomic tools allow us to explore extreme environments — like the sediment near hydrothermal vents where the Asgard archaea were found — researchers can also find new lineages in their ...

Scientists Discover a Whole New Kingdom of Life A newly-discovered life form is so strange it doesn't fit anywhere else on the tree of life. By Avery Thompson Published: Nov 19, 2018 9:19 AM EST ...

Most research has focused on bacteria, while little is known about archaea. Although archaea make up just 1.2% of the gut microbiome, they may have important regulatory effects.

The legendary west African kingdom of Kaabu has long been memorialized in the songs and stories of griots. That's inspired archaeologists to excavate the kingdom's capital.

For bacteria and archaea—organisms in the two other domains of life distinct from eukaryotes—that’s usually enough to work with, and metagenomics has been behind recent huge discoveries such ...