A new study reveals that the aerobic nitrogen cycle in the ocean may have occurred about 100 million years before oxygen began to significantly accumulate in the atmosphere, based on nitrogen isotope ...

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed ...

Will humanity's 'global brain' of shared knowledge and cooperation lead to a better future, or to our extinction? Jim Mora ...

Jenkins is thrilled to be heading East and to be a teammate for his favorite sport. He started playing the game as a freshman ...

Animal life, emerging nearly 600 million years ago, showcases incredible diversity and unique traits. Unlike plants, animals are heterotrophs, relying on consuming other organisms for energy.

Research in cell biology uses microscopic and molecular tools and examines all cell types, from unicellular organisms such as protozoa to the specialised cells that consitutute multicellular ...

This approach aims to unravel the molecular mechanisms governing cellular interactions and responses in individual cells as well as in multicellular organisms. Leveraging advances in high-resolution ...

The fossil offers new insight into the transition of single celled organisms to complex, multicellular animals. Modern single-celled holozoa include the most basal living animals and the fossil ...

Researchers have identified the organism that produces toxins found in the algal blooms that color Lake Erie every year. The University of Michigan used samples of Lake Erie water with an ...