Earth's bacteria ... said IFL Science. The bacteria is notoriously drug-resistant, and several antibiotic treatments are no longer effective in treating it. If evolution makes bacteria like ...

For example, cyanobacteria formed large structures called stromatolites in the oceans of early Earth. Scientists have found fossil stromatolites ... The pre-cell could then duplicate itself, leading ...

As Earth cools ... appear in shallow waters of the early oceans, and small land blocks collide with one another to produce the first continents. 3,800 mya: Bacteria diversify Single-celled ...

The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 ...

Some scientists fear that we are fighting a losing battle against resistant bacteria, which may ultimately lead to people dying from simple infections, for example following operations.

Some antibiotics are kept in reserve as a last resort – when others fail. But some bacteria are now becoming resistant to these. The development of new antibiotics has slowed in recent years.

The rock tells a fascinating story,' says Prof Richard Herrington, Head of Earth Sciences at the Museum. 'It records a critical milestone in Earth's history, when the atmosphere was changing rapidly ...