Scientists, social scientists, and humanists heed the call of the wild at MIT workshop.

Scientists reconstruct first hours after a giant impact created one of the largest craters on the moon.

Metabolic engineering pioneer recognized for his work in the engineering of microbes for biofuels production.

Study reveals closely related microbes can diversify rapidly via horizontal gene transfer.

Species relationships devolve from jointly beneficial to competitive in benign environments.

Approach could lower cost and eliminate need for antibiotics during biofuel production.

Largest metagenomic view of the developing world uncovers “mobile genes” that reveal how culture shapes the human microbiome.

Beginning 2.33 billion years ago, atmospheric oxygen built up in just 10 million years.

New book by Noam Chomsky and Robert Berwick explores how people acquired unique language skills.

Sponges may be source of molecular fossils that significantly predate Cambrian explosion.