A microorganism whose evolutionary roots can be traced to the era of the first multicellular animals may provide a glimpse of how single-celled organisms made a critical evolutionary leap. In ...

For years, a set of tiny structures locked inside Brazilian limestone served as one of paleontology’s most tantalizing clues: ...

Researchers found that beneficial gut bacteria and ocean microbes use nearly identical molecular systems to break down ...

Chinese researchers have mapped an enormous collection of unknown microbes hidden inside the animals that roam the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, revealing biological functions that could power the next ...

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Caecilians are an illusive type of snakelike amphibian that live in aquatic and subterranean environments. In some species, mothers produce a special type of nutrient-rich skin that juveniles consume, ...

Scientists have long wondered what Earth was like in its most nascent stage. More importantly, researchers have tried to understand how life began to emerge from a nearly inhospitable planet billions ...

The "hydrogenobody" is an organelle inside certain microorganisms that live in a special stomach chamber in cattle, sheep and ...

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Recent research into the human microbiome is revealing how closely connected it is to our health. Similarly, scientists are exploring how the microbiome in wildlife species can aid conservation ...

Having some sort of state animal is standard fodder for most places in the US – three states have the bison, Tennessee honors ...