Standing on the summit, surrounded by jagged hunks of rock, I looked out over a seemingly endless forest of crimson, gold and ...

Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks.... | Microbiology ...

Scientists found living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, providing insights into early life on Earth ...

Microbes have been found alive and well inside ancient rock, offering an extraordinary glimpse into Earth's distant past.

Most fossils of the extinct creatures have no heads, but researchers analyzed complete fossils of juveniles and were able to ...

Microbes -- alive and thriving -- have been found sealed within a fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock beneath Earth's surface ...

Ancient volcanic rock from South Africa has been found to harbour primitive bacteria, which may shed light on some of the ...

Now, scientists have found a stunning sample of microbes that appear to be two billion years old. Such a discovery could have ...

Scientists have identified living microbes within a 2-billion-year-old rock formation, marking the oldest known instance of ...

Scientists drilling in South Africa made an unexpected discovery when they cracked open an ancient rock - and it could hold ...

What makes these organisms incredibly special is that they have been cut off for billions of years – far longer than any ...

A 2-billion-year-old rock has been unearthed in South Africa – and if its advanced age wasn’t enough to knock your socks off, ...