Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

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The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable ...

Research suggests that consciousness could extend far beyond just humans—every cellular creature in the universe, no matter how big or small, could be conscious, too. Studies show that single-cell ...

A trumpet-shaped, single-celled organism seems able to predict one thing will follow another, hinting that such associative learning emerged long before multicellular nervous systems ...

The chain catshark may look like any other shark in daylight, but under blue light, its skin glows neon green. Here’s a breakdown of this remarkable adaptation.

A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

Natural history museums contain an astonishing snapshot of the planet's biodiversity. Using this information to better ...

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The Atacama Desert is one of the driest places in the world. Some areas get very little rain each year. The soil is salty, and in some places it even contains harmful elements like arsenic.

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...