Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published in Science Advances, the researchers identified how microbes in deep ...

Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny organisms persist in darkness, pressure, and scarcity. This hidden world ...

Earth’s crust teems with subterranean life that we are only now beginning to understand. Credit...Illustration by Brian Rea. Animation By Delcan & Co. Supported by By Ferris Jabr Ferris Jabr is a ...